The Digital Domain represents the software stack, including middleware, applications, and data management. It provides the technological ecosystem that enables organizational collaboration, data-driven insights, and secure service interactions across the **Transformation Dimensions**.
The Digital Domain provides the technological infrastructure and data assets that power the GEAR system.
Architects use FORGE to build and scale the digital substrate of the enterprise.
| Stage | Architect's Focus | Key Artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| Find | Identify technical debt, legacy data formats, and disconnected platforms. | App Inventory, Data Catalog |
| Observe | Analyze system latency, data egress costs, and API usage patterns. | Telemetrics Dashboard |
| Reconcile | Unify disparate software stacks into a common platform engineering model. | Reference Architecture |
| Ground | Root new digital services in existing identity providers and secure landing zones. | Cloud Landing Zone Spec |
| Enhance | Augment capabilities via vector databases, RAG architectures, and microservices. | Innovation Substrate Plan |
How the Four Dimensions are manifested within the Digital Domain.
| Dimension | Digital Play | Example Check |
|---|---|---|
| People | Developer experience (DevEx) and self-service portals. | Can developers provision infrastructure without a ticket? |
| Process | CI/CD automation and automated quality gates. | Is our deployment pipeline fully software-defined? |
| Policy | Policy-as-Code and automated compliance checking. | Are security guardrails enforced automatically in the IDE? |
| Technology | The core software stack and information models. | Does our data model support cross-pillar analytics? |
Architect's checklist for aligning execution pillars with the Digital Domain.
| Pillar | Digital Requirement | Verification Point |
|---|---|---|
| AI | Deploy Vector DBs and model serving endpoints. | Verify GPU/accelerator drivers in the digital stack. |
| Cyber | Implement unified IAM and Service Mesh. | Check if encryption-at-rest is enabled by default. |
| Data | Establish automated data fabrics and APIs. | Ensure data lineage is captured in the metadata layer. |
| Edge | Develop lightweight container orchestration (K3s/WASM). | Verify image registry reach for remote edge nodes. |
| Computing | Standardize on multi-cloud orchestration patterns. | Check portability of stateful vs stateless workloads. |
| Comms | Utilize SD-WAN and virtualized network functions. | Verify API latency between distributed cloud regions. |
This list will populate as DTA episodes are published and tagged to this domain.
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