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title: Purview for Data Discovery Use Cases? How’s That Going for You?
description: How Microsoft Purview is poorly suited for data discovery use cases and how ActiveNav Cloud provides a specialist alternative with clear advantages
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# [Purview for Data Discovery Use Cases? How’s That Going for You?](https://www.activenav.com/resources/purview-for-data-discovery-use-cases-hows-that-going-for-you)

 Written by [Nybble](https://www.activenav.com/resources/author/nybble) | Jan 7, 2024 5:00:00 AM

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