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Governance without the enterprise budget

Data governance in plain language.

Know who owns your data, whether sensitive data is exposed, and whether you can trust it — without an enterprise budget or a governance team.

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Connects to Snowflake Databricks dbt Airflow
3 exposed columns found
Audit trail ready to export
Plugs into the modern data stack you already run
Snowflake Databricks dbt Airflow

You're accountable for data you can't fully see. Every audit, every customer security questionnaire, every "wait, who owns this table?" moment lands on your desk — but the tools built to answer those questions were designed for enterprises with dedicated governance teams and six-figure budgets. You have neither. That doesn't mean the risk goes away. It means you've been stuck choosing between an expensive tool you can't operate, or a spreadsheet you don't trust.

AB Data Management is the tool built for the gap in between.

What we do

Three plain-language answers, updated automatically

AB Data Management connects to the data platforms you already use — Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Airflow — and turns everything happening inside them into three answers anyone on your team can understand.

Know what you have, and who owns it

A clean, searchable inventory of every table and column, in business language — not database jargon. Every asset has a named, accountable owner, not a shrug.

Protect it

Automatic detection of sensitive data (PII, financial, health records) and instant visibility into who can actually access it — and whether it's properly protected.

Trust it

Know immediately if a data pipeline broke, a quality check failed, or a number is stale — before your team builds a decision on top of it.

Why AB Data Management

What makes us different

Built for the business owner, not just the data team. Every other tool in this category — even the "affordable" ones — is designed for an engineer to configure and a steward to maintain. AB Data Management is designed so a non-technical department head can open it, understand it, and act on it, with nobody else to ask for help.
Plain language everywhere, not just a toggle. We don't hide technical IDs behind a checkbox and call it "business mode." Every screen, every alert, every error message is written so a human — not a database — can read it.
Product and consulting, without the enterprise maze. Learn what the product does, or engage us for strategy and implementation help — no six-month procurement cycle required to start a conversation.
Risk-first, not just documentation. We don't just catalog your data — we tell you what's actually exposed, what's actually broken, and what to do about it, ranked by what matters most.
Grows with you. Start on your Snowflake or Databricks stack; add contracts, products, and enterprise controls only when you actually need them — never before.
How it works

From raw warehouse to plain-language answers

Snowflake tables & views
Airflow pipeline runs
AB Data Management catalog · classify · rank risk
Owners plain-language "My Data"
Auditors exportable evidence
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Connect

Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, or Airflow. Read-only, credential-based, nothing installed inside your network.

2

We auto-catalog, classify, and find risks

Sensitive data gets flagged, ownership gaps get surfaced, broken pipelines get caught — all automatically.

3

Owners see exactly what to do

A plain-language "My Data" view for every accountable owner, with one clear action per issue: attest, accept the risk with an expiry, or delegate it.

Live in an afternoon. No governance team required.

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Typical time to first catalog
100%
Read-only — never touches production data
0
False "all-clear" alerts, by design
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Native connectors, no bloat
Compliance & trust

Honest by design

Read-only access to your data platforms — we never touch your production data.
Full audit trail on every governance action, exportable for your next customer security questionnaire or compliance review.
EU-hosted option available; self-host available for security-sensitive teams.
Honest by design: if a connector fails, we tell you "unknown," never a false "all clear."
Common objections

You might be thinking...

"We're too small for governance."

Governance isn't a big-company luxury — it's cheaper to start now than to untangle it later. AB Data Management is the starter tool built for exactly your size.

"We already track this in a spreadsheet."

Spreadsheets don't sync from Snowflake, flag exposed sensitive data, or produce an audit trail an auditor actually accepts.

"Governance tools are expensive and heavy to run."

That's the whole reason AB Data Management exists — built for teams without a dedicated governance department, with consulting available when you want a guided path.

"We don't just need software — we need a plan."

That's exactly what our Services are for.

Ready to talk?

Whether you want to learn about the product, explore consulting, or both — get in touch.

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