{"id":30582,"date":"2024-12-06T10:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=30582"},"modified":"2024-12-06T10:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:23:48","slug":"self-service-data-platform-sdp","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/en\/glossary\/self-service-data-platform-sdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-service data platform (SDP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a self-service data platform (SDP)?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A self-service data platform (SDP) enables the independent discovery, access, and analysis of data sets, without requiring support from central data teams or high levels of technical skills. Within the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/en\/glossary\/data-mesh\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data mesh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> concept it also provides the ability to easily create and manage data products without requiring additional tools &#8211; these products can then be shared through the platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built and maintained by the central IT or data team, a self-service data platform increases the value generated by data through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/en\/glossary\/self-service-business-intelligence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">self-service business intelligence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, particularly by scaling its usage and by providing all the tools to quickly create and publish new data products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SDP delivers three key functions to organizations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enables <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/en\/glossary\/data-discovery\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data discovery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for all users<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports the creation of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/en\/glossary\/data-product\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data products<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It ensures <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/en\/glossary\/data-governance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data governance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> processes and policies are applied<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the benefits of a self-service data platform (SDP)?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A self-service data platform benefits the organization in multiple ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enables better-informed, faster decision-making through seamless access to reliable, comprehensive data<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It increases productivity by reducing the workload of data analysts, enabling them to focus on more complex tasks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It improves collaboration, breaking down silos across the business\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enables the faster creation of standardized data products, allowing greater interoperability and higher value while removing bottlenecks from the process<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It underpins greater agility and competitiveness, as the organization can respond more quickly to changing market trends<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports data democratization and the growth of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/en\/glossary\/data-culture\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data culture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by providing everyone with intuitive access to data in their working lives<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It ensures compliance and governance, by applying data governance rules across all data in the platform<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What features does a self-service data platform (SDP) require?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An effective self-service data platform should offer these seven capabilities:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User-friendly interface to aid discovery<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should be easy for non-technical users to confidently locate and access relevant data through powerful intuitive data discovery and search. The interface and experience should be as simple as an e-commerce marketplace, building trust and increasing usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to all data sources<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SDP has to be comprehensive, which means it must connect to all data sources within the organization. To make this process seamless and straightforward, the platform should offer pre-built connectors to all major business applications, cloud storage, data lakes\/data warehouses and other sources. This avoids the need to write complex scripts to extract data from their sources, reducing technical workloads.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ease of management<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the potential number of data assets and data products within the SDP, their management has to be made as simple as possible. For example, the platform should include intuitive tools to extract, enrich, and clean raw data, ensuring it meets corporate quality guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide a range of data visualizations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure data is usable and understandable, the platform has to make it simple for data to be visualized through formats such as reports, maps, dashboards and other graphics. These capabilities have to be accessible by end-users, enabling them to create their own bespoke visualizations, and for data teams to build visualizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enable data lineage<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform should enable data teams to monitor overall usage of the platform and track how and when data products and data sets are being used through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/en\/glossary\/data-lineage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data lineage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allow the standardized creation of data products<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform should include all the tooling and support to enable data products to be created and shared as part of a data mesh approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security, access management and data governance<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A self-service data platform must also provide methods for restricting data access to authorized individuals at a granular level, protecting information and ensuring regulatory compliance. It should integrate closely with corporate data governance frameworks to enforce standards around the management and use of data.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[338],"letter":[366],"class_list":["post-30582","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","tag-self-service-data","letter-s"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Self-service Data Platform (SDP) - Huwise<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Self-service data platform for easy data discovery, analysis, and product management to unlock business insights.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huwise.com\/en\/glossary\/self-service-data-platform-sdp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Self-service Data Platform (SDP) - 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