Powering Secure and Scalable Data Governance at PepsiCo With Unity Catalog Open APIs

Explore how PepsiCo implements enterprise-scale data governance across diverse analytics and AI tools using Unity Catalog's open APIs in this 35-minute conference talk. Discover real-world strategies for unifying data and AI assets under a comprehensive governance framework that enables secure collaboration across teams, including those operating outside the Databricks ecosystem. Learn practical approaches to architecting permissions through service principals and service accounts for Unity Catalog authentication, while building multi-engine architectures that maintain seamless governance. Gain insights into designing scalable, flexible data platforms that embrace openness and interoperability while ensuring consistent governance standards across all organizational teams. The session features expertise from Databricks' Lead Specialist Solutions Architect and PepsiCo's Enterprise Data Operations Director, providing both vendor and enterprise perspectives on implementing unified governance solutions at scale.