Data Discovery Problem Statement

If data is the new oil of the 21st century, then we need a standardized way of locating, capturing, classifying and transforming this raw data to generate insights and recommendations. Data, like oil, needs to be discovered and captured in order to be refined and valuable. While the topic of data discovery can be far reaching, this document focuses on the problem of actually locating data, throughout a network of data servers, in a standardized way.