How Carrefour Brazil Built Data Governance Across thousands of datasets with OpenMetadata

The data platform & governance team at Carrefour Brazil shares how OpenMetadata transformed data at Brazil's largest grocery retailer.

*The Challenges:*
* Lack of data lineage across retail operations, ownership for business models
* Missing data owners, catalog, and knowledge documentation
* Poor cross-team collaboration and data discovery

*OpenMetadata Solutions:*
* Developed Bronze, Silver, and Gold data quality seals system
* Custom data quality tests with JIRA integration for issue tracking
* Built a glossary with 300+ business terms, clear data domains, and ownership structure

*Key Highlights:*
* Scaled from 0 to 500+ active users across the organization
* Cataloged 1,000+ data assets with proper documentation
* "Datathon" hackathon to drive organization-wide adoption

*Results:* Established robust governance and quality foundation for enabling better decision-making, with a roadmap for further observability and integrations.

*About Carrefour:* Global retailer and Brazil's largest grocery chain since 1975, with 130K employees across 1,180+ locations serving 6M+ people every month

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