In the five building blocks of data strategy, what does Provision correspond to?

• A. Identify - Business Requirements
• B. Store - Storage Requirements
• C. Provision - Structure
• D. Govern - Policies on using and storing data to minimise risk of security breaches

Answer: (C)

Provisioning in a data strategy is about making data available in a defined, usable form by creating and exposing its structure. When you provision data, you’re setting up how data is organized so it can be accessed and consumed reliably. That means establishing data models and schemas, metadata and data contracts, naming conventions, partitions, and the interfaces through which users or applications will retrieve the data. In short, provisioning translates the data into a structured form that supports consistent use, analysis, and integration.

This is why it fits with Structure: structure is about how data is arranged and described, the scaffolding that makes data coherent and searchable. By provisioning, you’re actively building and supplying that structural foundation so analysts and systems can work with the data effectively.

Identify, by contrast, is about determining what business needs require data. Store concerns where data lives physically or in which storage systems. Govern focuses on policies and controls to manage risk and compliance.