Study Databricks DE-ASSOC Governance and Quality: key concepts, common traps, and exam decision cues.
This section closes the guide because DE-ASSOC treats governance as part of the platform design, not as a decorative appendix. The exam wants you to understand storage boundaries, Unity Catalog object hierarchy, permission thinking, lineage, and the difference between sharing or federating data versus copying it everywhere.
| Lesson | Focus |
|---|---|
| 5.1 Unity Catalog | Learn storage responsibility, Unity Catalog hierarchy, and core governance roles. |
| 5.2 Permissions & Lineage | Learn access control, auditability, and lineage signals that prove who touched what and how data flows. |
| 5.3 Sharing & Federation | Learn how sharing and federation differ from copying data, and what cost or governance boundaries matter. |
| If the question is really about… | Go first to… |
|---|---|
| managed versus external ownership, catalog/schema/table hierarchy, or governance roles | 5.1 Managed vs External Tables, Unity Catalog Objects & Roles |
| privileges, groups, access evidence, lineage, or auditability | 5.2 Permissions, Audit Logs & Lineage |
| sharing data out, external recipients, federation, or cross-cloud cost trade-offs | 5.3 Delta Sharing, Federation & Cross-Cloud Trade-Offs |