Document versions

Version Date Author Description
v1.0 16/11/2022 Gautier Levert Initial document

Application terms

Term Meaning Comment
Backbone Name of a software component in Sopht's architecture. It is the API responsible for retrieving data from the agent or other sources necessary for data processing.
Datalytics Name of a software component in Sopht's architecture. It's a set of data processes and calculations performed to clean & standardise data as well as computing the carbon footprint. It is triggered at regular intervals or in response to events.

Technical terms

Term Meaning Comment
Azure Azure is a cloud platform (IaaS and PaaS) owned by Microsoft.
GCP Google Cloud Platform is the cloud platform (IaaS and PaaS) owned by Google.
MongoDB Document and time-series database system. https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/
PostgreSQL Relational database system. https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/intro-whatis.html
SLA Service-level agreement, or "accord de niveau de service" in French. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-level_agreement
TLS Transport Layer Security is a protocol that provides authentication, confidentiality, and data integrity between two communicating computer applications.