Let's start by doing an introduction to
metadata. First of all, metadata is
basically data that provides information
about other data. I know this can be a bit
abstract, but let's take a look at some
examples. For example, if you have a book,
some of the metadata around the book might
be the title, author, number of pages, the
genre, ISBN, and so on. A proposal has
metadata such as title, client, amount,
account executive. For a car, the metadata
might be the make, the model, the color,
engine size, mileage, and things like
that. So really metadata is information
about the data. Now let's talk about
managed metadata. Managed metadata allows
you to manage the metadata in a central
location, which ensures consistency across
the organization and makes sure that
everyone uses the same terms, which also
helps with enterprise search and findability inside the organization.