11 — 12 domains · 62 categories · 88 technologies
Technology Reference Model
The layer between what the business can do and what a vendor sells: what kind of technology realizes a capability. Each category links to the business capabilities it serves and names well-known examples, named as facts rather than endorsements.
- TR-105 categories
Compute & Hosting
Where code runs, from physical and virtual servers to containers, functions and the edge.
- TR-205 categories
Cloud Foundations & Automation
The cloud accounts, guardrails and automation every workload lands on, and the tools that keep its configuration and cost in check.
- TR-305 categories
Networking
Moving traffic between users, sites, clouds and services, and deciding where each request goes.
- TR-405 categories
Data Storage
Where data is kept, from transactional databases and caches to object storage and the backups behind them.
- TR-505 categories
Data & Analytics Platforms
Turning stored data into trusted, analyzable data and putting it in front of the people and models that decide with it.
- TR-605 categories
Integration & Messaging
How applications talk to each other, through APIs, events, files and the platforms that broker them.
- TR-705 categories
Application Development
The languages, runtimes and frameworks applications are written in, and the platforms that let people build with less code.
- TR-805 categories
Software Delivery
The path from a commit to running software, with the checks, artifacts and controls along the way.
- TR-905 categories
Observability & IT Operations
Knowing how systems behave in production, hearing about problems first and running the service processes around them.
- TR-1007 categories
Security & Identity
Proving who and what is acting, protecting systems and data, and spotting attacks early enough to stop them.
- TR-1105 categories
AI & Machine Learning
The models, platforms and plumbing behind machine learning and generative AI, from training to agents in production.
- TR-1205 categories
Workplace & Collaboration
The tools people work in every day and the devices and desktops that carry them.