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Using Cake for Unity Catalog

Unity Catalog is Databricks’ unified governance solution for managing data access, lineage, and discovery across your Lakehouse. With Cake, Unity Catalog becomes part of your compliance-ready AI stack, ensuring secure, structured data usage across teams and environments.
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How it works

Enforce secure, governed data access with Unity Catalog on Cake

Cake automates the deployment and integration of Unity Catalog with your compute and storage layers, so you can manage access, track usage, and simplify audits from one place.

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Unified access control

Apply fine-grained, role-based access policies to tables, files, and ML models directly within your Databricks environment.

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End-to-end lineage tracking

Track how data flows from source to training dataset to model output, with visibility across your full stack.

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Audit-ready metadata and permissions

Log every access request, policy change, and asset interaction using Cake-managed deployments aligned to your compliance goals.

Frequently asked questions about Cake and Unity Catalog

What is Unity Catalog?
Unity Catalog is a unified governance layer in Databricks for managing data access, metadata, and lineage across the Lakehouse platform.
How does Cake support Unity Catalog?
Cake automates the setup and lifecycle management of Unity Catalog, helping enforce secure, policy-aligned access across your infrastructure.
Is Unity Catalog only for Databricks?
Yes. Unity Catalog is a Databricks-native solution, but Cake lets you integrate it cleanly into a broader, modular AI stack.
Can Unity Catalog help with compliance?
Absolutely. Unity Catalog provides logging, RBAC, and asset tagging that support compliance efforts like SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR.
How does Unity Catalog relate to metadata platforms like Data Hub?
Unity Catalog handles access control and metadata within Databricks; platforms like Data Hub are better for cross-platform lineage and governance. Cake supports using both together.