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Thales Data Governance System
Building a Microsoft Purview governance system for discovery, metadata, classification, and compliance visibility.
Overview
Thales required a practical Microsoft Purview-based Data Governance System to improve how enterprise data assets were discovered, catalogued, classified, governed, and monitored. The objective was to establish a structured governance foundation that supported metadata management, searchable data discovery, sensitivity labelling, compliance visibility, secure information handling, and future expansion across additional enterprise systems.
Challenge
Thales needed more than a storage or security solution. The organization required clear visibility into what data existed, where it was located, who owned it, how it was classified, and how it should be governed throughout its lifecycle. Key needs included a centralized data catalog, automated metadata discovery, business glossary support, classification controls, policy monitoring, auditability, reporting, and phased integration across different systems.
Solution
Al Basit Technology Solutions supported the design and implementation of a Microsoft Purview-based governance framework combining data cataloguing, metadata management, classification, security labelling, compliance monitoring, and reporting. Key initiatives included:
- Data Governance Foundation: Designed a structured governance model for data discovery, classification, ownership, metadata management, policy alignment, and lifecycle control.
- Microsoft Purview Catalog: Established a centralized catalog to help users search, discover, and understand data assets with asset profiles and governance context.
- Metadata Discovery: Supported harvesting of schemas, columns, file properties, ownership details, asset names, and classification indicators across connected data sources.
- Business Glossary Model: Created a foundation for standard governance terms so business and technical teams could use consistent language across data assets.
- Sensitivity Labelling: Used Microsoft Purview Information Protection to support classification-based labels, visual markings, and controlled handling of sensitive data.
Results
The Microsoft Purview governance system created a stronger foundation for enterprise data control:
- Improved Data Visibility: Helped Thales identify, catalog, search, and understand enterprise data assets through a centralized governance model.
- Stronger Classification: Supported consistent labelling, metadata discovery, sensitive information identification, and controlled information handling.
- Better Governance Alignment: Connected technical implementation with business glossary terms, policy requirements, ownership, and compliance objectives.
- Scalable Rollout Model: Established a phased approach starting with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint, with room to expand across future systems.
Conclusion
Al Basit Technology Solutions helped Thales build the foundation for a scalable Microsoft Purview Data Governance System. By combining Microsoft Purview, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, metadata discovery, classification, business glossary support, sensitivity labelling, compliance monitoring, and governance reporting, the project improved data visibility, security posture, lifecycle governance, and audit readiness across enterprise information environments.
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