Data Products & Data Contracts
Turning Data into Trusted, Usable Assets
As organizations embrace data mesh and decentralized data ownership, the need to treat data as a product becomes essential. Yavantha supports this transformation by enabling the creation and governance of Data Products and Data Contracts ensuring data is not only available, but also reliable, discoverable, and fit for purpose..
What is a Data Product?
A Data Product is a curated, reusable, and governed dataset designed to serve a specific business need or domain.
It includes not just the data itself, but also the metadata, quality metrics, access policies, and documentation that make it usable and trustworthy.
With Yavantha, you can:
- Define and publish domain-specific data products
- Assign product owners and stewards
- Track usage, quality, and lineage over time
- Promote discoverability through the Data Catalog
What is a Data Contract?
A Data Contract is a formal agreement between data producers and consumers that defines the structure, semantics, and expectations of a data product. It ensures that changes are managed, quality is maintained, and downstream systems are not broken by surprise.
Yavantha enables:
- Definition of schema contracts with version control
- Monitoring for contract violations (e.g., schema drift, nullability changes)
- Alerts and workflows for breaking changes
- Integration with CI/CD pipelines for automated validation
"We treat our data like a product—with clear ownership, quality standards, and customer focus."
"Data contracts give us confidence that what we build today won’t break tomorrow."
How Yavantha Supports Data Product Thinking?
Yavantha provides the foundation for a data product ecosystem:
- Catalog and classify data products with rich metadata
- Link contracts to data quality rules and governance policies
- Enable self-service access with role-based permissions
- Track adoption and feedback to continuously improve data offerings
