A lot happened in the Microsoft Data Governance area, especially in the area of Microsoft Purview Data Governance.
Let’s go back in history and wrap up the announcements that have been made in Microsoft (Azure) Purview area. My main source for this summary is the Security, Compliance and Identity Blog.
TL;TR
There is a video summarizing the news
Remember: In the beginning of the year 2022, Microsoft Purview as still named Azure Purview.
January 2022
- Azure Purview adds support for SAP HANA (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/azure-purview-adds-support-for-sap-hana/ba-p/3051137)
February 2022
- Improvements to Data Policies
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/data-policy-features-accessing-data-when-file-level-permission/ba-p/3102166
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/data-policy-features-resource-group-level-governance-can/ba-p/3096314
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/data-policy-features-accessing-data-when-folder-level-permission/ba-p/3109583
March 2022
- Asset Certification in the Azure Purview Data Catalog
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/certify-assets-in-the-azure-purview-data-catalog/ba-p/3249460
- Purview Studio is localized now – 18 languages are supported
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/localization-generally-available-in-azure-purview-studio/ba-p/3249453
- Approval Workflow for business glossary item
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/now-in-public-preview-approval-workflow-for-business-glossary/ba-p/3250593
- Public Preview: Azure Purview Workflows
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/azure-purview-workflows-is-now-in-public-preview/ba-p/3250703
- Public Preview: Self-Service Data Access Workflows
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/now-in-public-preview-self-service-data-access-workflows-for/ba-p/3250513
- Support for SAP Business Warehouse
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/azure-purview-adds-support-for-sap-business-warehouse/ba-p/3253404
- Azure integration runtime supports scanning more source types
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/azure-integration-runtime-supports-scanning-more-source-types/ba-p/3254148
April 2022
- Business Glossary is integrated in the data catalog search
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/business-glossary-integrated-in-azure-purview-data-catalog/ba-p/3279320
- It’s more than a rename – it’s the beginning of a new era:
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/04/19/the-future-of-compliance-and-data-governance-is-here-introducing-microsoft-purview/
May 2022
- Data Policies for SQL DevOps in Public Preview
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-purview-data-policy-for-sql-devops-access-provisioning/ba-p/3403174
- Data Estate Insights will be GA (by July 1st 2022)
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-purview-data-estate-insights-will-be-generally/ba-p/3397528
July 2022
- Data Estate Insights are GA
- Data Sharing (integration in Microsoft Purview)
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/share-data-near-real-time-with-microsoft-purview-in-place-data/ba-p/3472867
- Managed Attributes (public preview) + Richt Text Editor (in Data Catalog)
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/managed-attributes-public-preview-and-rich-text-editor-in-data/ba-p/3578105
October 2022
- First rumors about Business Model in Purview
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/add-business-context-to-your-hybrid-data-estate-with-microsoft/ba-p/3651989
- Manage your manual data lineage
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/report-manual-data-lineage-with-few-clicks-in-microsoft-purview/ba-p/3655228
- Purview Workflows – HTTP connector
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/now-in-public-preview-microsoft-purview-workflows-http-connector/ba-p/3655281
- Blog Series about Data Estate Insights
- Data Curation: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/data-curation-discover-more-with-data-estate-insights-in/ba-p/3662971
- Catalog Adoption: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/catalog-adoption-discover-more-with-data-estate-insights-in/ba-p/3656606
November 2022
- Data Policies – DevOps enter GA
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-purview-devops-policies-enter-ga-simplify-access/ba-p/3674057
- Public Preview: Add Business Context to Microsoft Purview using the metamodel
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/now-in-public-preview-add-business-context-to-microsoft-purview/ba-p/3673114
December 2022
- Support for multiple Business Glossaries
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-purview-now-supports-multiple-business-glossaries/ba-p/3693969
- Managed Attributes are GA
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/managed-attributes-for-microsoft-purview-data-catalog-is-now-ga/ba-p/3699091
- Connect your own Event Hub (to interact with Microsoft Purview)
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/bring-your-own-event-hubs-to-programmatically-interact-with/ba-p/3699162
- Performance Improvements to Data Estate Insights
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/bring-your-own-event-hubs-to-programmatically-interact-with/ba-p/3699162
Quite an impressive list – What was your favorite feature of Microsoft Purview in 2022?
Happy data cataloguing & treat your data better!
Wolfgang
workingondata 
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