Data has enormous value, but that value that can only be unlocked if the data is truly understood. Understanding data, though, is only possible through metadata — and metadata is usually locked away in silos and its full value never realized. This white paper describes how organizations can unlock the value of metadata, and introduces a better data modeling and architectural approach for smart metadata management using the MarkLogic database. You’ll get an overview of how to implement smarter metadata management, the multi-model approach, and the Operational Data Hub pattern that makes it easy and fast to bring data and metadata together, govern it, and get value out of it faster than ever.