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Data Lineage: Unraveling the Tale of Your Data’s Epic Journey
Have you ever tried tracking where that mysteriously appearing sock in your laundry came from? Data has a similar habit of popping up, and sometimes we’re left scratching our heads, thinking, “Where did this come from?” Welcome to the roller-coaster world of data lineage, a saga as intriguing as tracing back your family tree, but for data!
1. So, What’s Data Lineage All About?
Imagine you’re baking a cake. You’ve got ingredients from various places: flour from the grocery store, eggs from your backyard chickens, and a pinch of salt…that you may have borrowed from your neighbour (shh!). Data lineage is like having a recipe that tells you how to mix these ingredients and where each one came from. It’s the story of how a single data point took a grand journey through the labyrinth of a system.
2. Why Should We Care?
2.1 Quality Control
You wouldn’t want to bake with expired flour, would you? Similarly, you want to ensure your information is fresh and error-free in the…
