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 +====== Platform ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +A Platform provides a managed combination of infrastructure, software, services, interfaces, policies, controls, and operational capabilities that supports the execution, deployment, or management of applications and workloads.
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 +A Platform may include computing, storage, networking, operating systems, runtime services, orchestration, security services, monitoring, identity services, configuration mechanisms, and management interfaces.
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 +A Platform differs from infrastructure alone. Infrastructure supplies foundational resources, while a Platform organizes and exposes those resources through defined capabilities and operational mechanisms.
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 +A Platform may operate within a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:cloud_environment|Cloud Environment]], [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:o:on-premises_environment|On-Premises Environment]], [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:h:hybrid_environment|Hybrid Environment]], or [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:air-gapped_environment|Air-Gapped Environment]].
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +//managed combination of infrastructure, software, services, interfaces, policies, controls, and operational capabilities that supports the execution, deployment, or management of applications and workloads//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +Generalized from systems architecture, platform engineering, cloud computing, and software infrastructure usage and specialized for the Crucible architecture and operational model.
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 +===== Note =====
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 +A Platform may support one application, multiple applications, one organization, or multiple organizational domains.
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 +The term does not prescribe a specific technology, provider, deployment model, or ownership arrangement.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +A Kubernetes Platform combines compute instances, networking, storage, container orchestration, identity, monitoring, security controls, and management services to support deployed workloads.
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 +<WRAP centeralign>
 +© 2026 Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.
 +</WRAP>