Standard architecture: Data platforms, warehouses and analytics
How information is recorded, decided on and fed back. Mostly data and decisions.
Standard architectureThe parts at least half of the organizations in Data platforms, warehouses and analytics have, as many as 5 of them run all together. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.
- Organizations running it
- 5
- Of their industry
- 42%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
- DecisionsMarket and positioningin 100% of instancesthen
- ProcessLead generationin 100% of instancesthen
- DecisionsPricingin 100% of instancesthen
- ProcessProduct or service designin 100% of instancesthen
- PeopleCustomer service and supportin 100% of instancesthen
- ProcessHiringin 100% of instancesthen
- DecisionsPolicies and culturein 100% of instancesthen
- DecisionsSecurity and accessin 100% of instancescontrol
- DecisionsRegulatory compliancein 100% of instancesthen
- DecisionsStrategy and goalsin 100% of instances
Coloured arrows: a flow of that type seen between the two at instance organizations. Grey arrows: order only.
Structure
Element
Share of instances
Companies
Regions and availability zones
60%
3
Data management
40%
2
Customer data
20%
1
Legal and contracts administration
20%
1
Variant · where they differ
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.
Couplings · what comes together
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.
Entropy
Where it runs rough
Operating-reality findings at instance companies: workarounds, manual hand-offs, bottlenecks.
- Suppliers and partners3 findingsDependency 3 · at 3 companies
- Customer service and support2 findingsDependency 1 · Informal channel 1 · at 2 companies
- Customer onboarding1 findingManual hand-off 1 · at 1 company
- Production or delivery1 findingTacit rule 1 · at 1 company
- Policies and culture1 findingTacit rule 1 · at 1 company
- Pricing1 findingManual hand-off 1 · at 1 company
- Security and access1 findingWorkaround 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Industries
Business model
- subscription20%
Size
- 51-200 people20%
Region
- San Francisco, United States40%
- Bay Area, CA and Amsterdam, NL20%
- Singapore20%
- United States20%
Instances
The 5 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.