Technology Reference

Auto-Classification

Data GovernanceMedium ComplexityLearning: Medium

Automatically discover and tag sensitive data across your lakehouse

// Guidance

Decision Guide

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Vs Manual Tagging

auto classification:: Automatic, consistent, scales to thousands of tables, may miss custom patterns
manual tagging:: Precise, captures business context, doesn't scale, requires ongoing effort
verdict:: Use both — auto-classification for PII patterns, manual tags for business context

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1 controls use Auto-Classification for implementation.

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