Data Governance and Security - A Comprehensive Review of Snowflake and Databricks

Rameshbabu Lakshmanasamy

Abstract: Data governance and security are game changers in today?s digital world to manage data assets effectively and to comply with regulations and protect sensitive information. Data assets are very crucial for organizations that leverage cloud based platforms for data storage, analysis and management and need stringent governance framework and strong security measures to protect this valuable resource. Two of the most known platforms are Snowflake and Databricks (Zhang, 2024). This paper reviews the Snowflake and Databricks data governance and security features comprehensively, their functional capability, encryption approaches, compliance, and certifications.

Keywords: Data Governance, Security, Snowflake, Databricks, Compliance, Encryption, Network Security