Consists of interconnected, independent and evolving entities:

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1. Data sources  

    - Disparate source for structured or unstructured data 

    - challenges : reliability, security and integrity of data

2. Data management

    - Organized and cleaned data ready to be used that meet standard practices

    - challenges : Availability, accessibility, flexibility, security

3. Users

    - End users that pull data from enterprise repository

    - APIs, applications 

4. Emerging tech

    - Services and architectures that become new normals for evolving needs

    - Cloud solutions and services, advanced data processing algorithms