Make sense of your data
We help you bring order to your metadata so your organisation can actually find, understand and trust the data they use every day.
- Keep your metadata clean, connected and easy to trust
- Turn hidden know-how into everyday business insight
- Spend less time fixing data and more time using it
What's metadata?
Metadata is the story behind your data: what it means, who owns it and where it comes from.
We can help you capture that knowledge before it disappears, bring it together in one clear, searchable place and keep it alive.
This means your teams don’t waste time guessing, duplicating or starting from scratch and they can easily find what they need for their work.
Why does it matter?
Metadata is what makes your data discoverable and understood by the business. Clear and structured metadata builds trust, encourages reuse and helps data become a real asset.
It helps you avoid:
- Information scattered across systems and silos
- Definitions that live only in people’s heads
- Growing “metadata swamps” that go unused
Good metadata builds trust, encourages reuse and turns data into a real business asset that everyone understands.
How we can help
Making metadata work harder
A client project we’re proud of.
A major UK bank turned its Collibra investment into real, working processes.
This bank had Collibra up and running, but their data assets were stuck. Without workflows, nothing moved from “candidate” to “approved” and users didn’t trust what they saw. We stepped in to help them make Collibra do what it was meant to do: reflect real governance processes and build confidence in the data catalogue.
What this meant for them:
- Processes that actually work: Brought their data asset lifecycle to life with tailored workflows and clear approvals.
- Confidence in the catalogue: Gave users visibility of what’s trusted and ready to use — and hid what isn’t.
- Capability built in-house: Coached the Chief Data Office team to maintain and adapt Collibra without outside help.
The focus on what the client needs balanced with real life examples of how to get there has been refreshing.
— Data Leader, Big UK Bank
Why choose Ortecha?
We understand that dealing with messy data and metadata can be more pain than progress.
Working with us means you get:
- Practitioners first. We’ve lived the reality of metadata management, not just talked about it.
- Human-centred approach. We pull knowledge out of heads, not just push tools.
- Tool-agnostic expertise. Whether you use Collibra or a custom solution, your metadata should work for you.
- Clarity over complexity. We keep it simple, so your teams actually use it.
- Deep framework knowledge. We bring best practice from DCAM, CDMC and beyond.
- Proven results. Trusted by global enterprises to build clarity, trust and confidence in their data.
Common questions
Not at all. We love helping teams who haven’t yet formalised metadata ownership—getting things structured and sustainable together.
Yes. We make tools like Collibra work for you, not the other way around. We align your processes and governance with how your business actually operates.
Think of the Audit as the big diagnostic — it tells you what’s working and what’s not. The Healthcheck is your regular tune-up to keep things running smoothly.
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