Data platform explained

A data platform usually refers to a software platform used for collecting and managing data, and acting as a data delivery point for application and reporting software.

Data platform can also refer to

Technology

Concepts and specifications

• Customer data platform, a collection of software which creates a persistent, unified customer database that is accessible to other systems
• Data management platform, a software platform used for collecting and managing data
• Data science competition platform
• Data warehouse
• Computing platform
• Cross-platform software
• Linked Data Platform, a linked data specification defining a set of integration patterns
• Platform as a service

Specific implementations

• Open data portal, an online platform which supports users in accessing collections of open data
• PatientBank, a medical data platform
• SimpleReach, a content data platform and performance measurement company which tracks behavior on published content

See also

• Common data model
• Common Data Set