01/03/2022
A '''metadata engine''' collects, stores and analyzes information about data and [[metadata]] (data about data) in use within a domain.{{cite web|last1=Kendall|first1=Aaron|title=Metadata-Driven Design: Designing a Flexible Engine for API Data Retrieval|url=https://www.infoq.com/articles/mdd-api-data-retrieval|website=InfoQ|accessdate=25 April 2017|ref=1}} It [[Virtualization|virtualizes]] the view of data for an application by separating the data (physical) path from the metadata (logical) path so that data management can be performed independently of where the data physically resides. This expands the domain beyond a single storage device to span all devices within its [[namespace]].
The main use of a metadata engine is to enable flexible IT infrastructure or environments, by making [[Application software|applications]] more storage aware and conversely, a storage device application—or data—aware.
Bulk data is commonly accessed via files & FTP. As the world moves toward APIs to facilitate collaboration, what are the requirements for data APIs? This article describes a meta-data driven architecture for bulk data ingestion. Two APIs operate in parallel to provide data changes as well as the dat...
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