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Establish common foundations.
Identity, access, security, data, observability and communication capabilities can provide a shared operating baseline across participating systems.
Astraal Platform Services
The intelligence fabric
powering the Astraal ecosystem.
Twelve shared services through which Astraal products, enterprise systems, industry solutions and intelligent applications can connect, communicate, orchestrate and operate as a more coherent ecosystem.
Platform Services provides the shared infrastructure and intelligence capabilities required to build, integrate, secure, automate and evolve Astraal solutions. Rather than functioning as a collection of standalone applications, these capabilities form an underlying fabric for identity, intelligence, data, workflow, integration, AI, security and interoperability.
12Shared platform services
01Connected intelligence fabric
∞Capacity to extend and evolve
INTELLIGENCE
AI EngineReasoning & contextCONNECTIVITY
Integration HubSystems & APIsTRUST
Security FabricProtection & governanceDATA
Data FabricShared information contextPROCESS
Workflow EngineEvents & orchestrationIDENTITY
IdentityAccess & authorityShared FoundationPlatform
FabricConnecting specialised systems around shared operating context.
FabricConnecting specialised systems around shared operating context.
One foundation. Many possibilities.
Specialised applications.
Shared technological intelligence.
An Astraal product can have its own purpose, domain logic and experience without needing to recreate every foundational capability around it. Platform Services provides common capabilities that can be used where relevant, allowing systems to remain specialised while participating in a broader connected architecture.
ComposableCapabilities can be assembled around the requirements of a solution.
ConnectedShared services help systems exchange context without becoming one monolithic application.
GovernedIdentity, security, observability and controls can operate as foundational concerns.
EvolvableThe architecture is intended to accommodate changing requirements and new capabilities.
Applications
Astraal Products
Enterprise Systems
Industry Solutions
Intelligent Applications
Platform Fabric
AI
Workflow
Integration
Identity
Data
Security
Enterprise Environment
Applications
APIs
Databases
Cloud Services
Legacy Systems
Platform capability portfolio
Twelve services.
One underlying fabric.
Each service addresses a distinct foundational concern. Together, they provide the technological and intelligence capabilities required to support connected Astraal environments.
12 SERVICES
Active
Intelligence Orchestration
AI Engine
The core intelligence runtime supporting model interaction, reasoning, contextual processing and intelligent decision support across participating Astraal environments.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Process & Orchestration Fabric
Workflow Engine
A flexible orchestration layer coordinating rules, tasks, approvals, events and multi-step processes across applications and enterprise operating environments.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Interoperability & Connector Fabric
Integration Hub
A unified integration layer connecting Astraal systems with enterprise applications, external platforms, APIs, databases and legacy environments for governed information exchange.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Identity & Access Foundation
Identity
A central identity and access layer supporting authentication, authorisation, role-aware access, organisational boundaries and governed interaction across the ecosystem.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Event & Communication Fabric
Notification Engine
A contextual communication service coordinating system events, alerts, reminders, workflow notifications and multi-channel communications.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Secure Access & Service Routing
API Gateway
A controlled gateway layer managing API access, service routing, protocol mediation, security policies and communication between applications and external services.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Semantic Context & Relationship Fabric
Knowledge Graph
A semantic intelligence layer connecting people, entities, knowledge, capabilities, events and relationships to support contextual understanding across systems.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Document & Information Intelligence
Document Intelligence
An information-processing layer transforming unstructured content into usable and contextual data through extraction, classification, semantic understanding and workflow integration.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Extension & Ecosystem Enablement
Developer Platform
The extensibility layer providing APIs, SDKs, development tools, integration patterns and controlled environments for building and extending Astraal capabilities.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Unified Data & Context Layer
Data Fabric
A governed data foundation bringing together structured and contextual information across applications to support consistent access, exchange, lineage and intelligence.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Trust, Protection & Governance
Security Fabric
A shared security layer supporting protection policies, secure service communication, data safeguards, monitoring, governance controls and resilient operation.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Active
Telemetry & Platform Intelligence
Observability
A platform-wide visibility layer providing telemetry, health signals, performance monitoring, event tracing and operational intelligence to support reliable services.
Shared ecosystem capability
Governed service interaction
Context-aware integration
Shared platform capability
Platform architecture
Different concerns.
Connected by design.
Astraal Platform Services are designed as complementary architectural capabilities rather than isolated technical utilities. Intelligence, orchestration, connectivity, data, trust and operational visibility work across different concerns while contributing to a shared technology and intelligence environment.
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Connected layers
Supporting one shared ecosystem
01 / CORE INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence
The intelligence layer helps transform information, relationships and unstructured content into contextual understanding that can support analysis, reasoning, discovery and intelligent interaction.
Enables
Contextual understanding and intelligent processing
Intelligence capabilities
Turning information into context.
03 SERVICES
Intelligence orchestration
AI Engine
Provides the intelligence runtime through which participating Astraal environments can support contextual processing, reasoning and intelligent assistance.
Semantic context
Knowledge Graph
Connects entities, relationships, knowledge, events and organisational context to support richer understanding across systems.
Information intelligence
Document Intelligence
Helps transform unstructured documents and information into usable, searchable and contextual data for wider workflows.
02 / OPERATIONAL FLOW
Orchestration
This layer coordinates how work moves through the ecosystem — connecting rules, events, approvals, services and communications into more coherent operational interactions.
Enables
Coordinated processes and connected action
Process & event coordination
Moving intelligence into action.
03 SERVICES
Process orchestration
Workflow Engine
Coordinates tasks, approvals, rules, events and multi-step processes across applications and enterprise environments.
Event communication
Notification Engine
Coordinates alerts, reminders, workflow notifications and contextual communications across participating Astraal services.
Service routing
API Gateway
Manages controlled service access, routing and communication between applications, services and external technology environments.
03 / ECOSYSTEM CONNECTION
Connectivity
Enterprise environments rarely operate as a single technology estate. The connectivity layer helps Astraal products and services interact with external applications, APIs, data sources and legacy systems.
Enables
Interoperability across technology environments
Interoperability & extension
Connecting beyond the platform.
02 SERVICES
Enterprise integration
Integration Hub
Connects Astraal environments with enterprise applications, external platforms, APIs, databases and legacy systems through governed integration.
Extension enablement
Developer Platform
Provides APIs, SDKs, development tools, integration patterns and controlled extension capabilities for the Astraal ecosystem.
04 / SHARED INFORMATION FOUNDATION
Data &
Context
Intelligence requires more than isolated data. This layer provides a governed foundation through which information, relationships and context can be connected across participating environments.
Enables
Connected information and contextual continuity
Information foundation
Creating a shared operational reality.
02 SERVICES
Unified data foundation
Data Fabric
Provides a governed foundation for connecting structured and contextual information across applications and supporting consistent access and exchange.
Relationship context
Knowledge Graph
Adds semantic relationships and context across people, entities, knowledge and events to support a richer understanding of organisational reality.
05 / TRUSTED OPERATION
Trust &
Operations
Identity, protection, governance and operational visibility provide the controls required for participating services to operate with greater confidence, accountability and resilience.
Enables
Governed, protected and observable operation
Trust & platform operations
Keeping the ecosystem governed.
03 SERVICES
Identity & access
Identity
Supports authentication, authorisation, role-aware access and organisational boundaries across Astraal environments.
Protection & governance
Security Fabric
Provides shared protection policies, safeguards, governance controls and secure service communication across participating environments.
Platform visibility
Observability
Provides telemetry, health signals, performance monitoring and operational visibility to support reliable and continuously improving services.
ASTRAAL PLATFORM SERVICES
Shared capabilities.
Supporting products, enterprise systems, industry
solutions and intelligent applications across the
Astraal ecosystem.
Where the platform applies
Built beneath the ecosystem.
Relevant across the operating environment.
Platform capabilities can support new Astraal deployments, existing applications, connected enterprise environments and the creation of purpose-built intelligent solutions.
Astraal Products
Shared capabilities can provide common foundations for specialised products while preserving their distinct domain purpose and experience.
Enterprise Environments
Integration, workflow, identity, data and security services can help Astraal solutions operate alongside established enterprise technology.
Industry Solutions
Domain-specific implementations can draw upon shared intelligence and platform capabilities without losing their contextual operating logic.
Intelligent Applications
Developer, AI, data, semantic and orchestration capabilities can support the creation and controlled evolution of new applications.
Adoption architecture
Start where the architecture
needs to become stronger.
Platform Services does not imply that every organisation must adopt every capability at once. A deployment can begin around a specific requirement and expand as integration, intelligence, automation, governance or scale requirements evolve.
Establish the baseline
Begin with identity, connectivity, data or security capabilities relevant to the environment.
Link operating systems
Connect authorised applications, services, information and workflows around meaningful interactions.
Add contextual understanding
Introduce semantic context, document intelligence or AI capabilities where they support a defined organisational purpose.
Extend with control
Use observability and developer enablement to evolve capabilities while maintaining visibility and governance.
Responsible platform foundations
Intelligence needs capability.
It also needs boundaries.
A connected platform increases the importance of clear authority, appropriate access, accountable operations and visibility into how services and information interact. These principles are embedded into the role of the platform itself.
Identity & Authority
Access can be structured around authenticated identities, legitimate responsibilities, permissions and organisational boundaries.
Protection & Security
Shared security capabilities can support protected communication, safeguards, policy application and controlled interaction.
Traceability & Visibility
Events, services and operational signals can be observed to support understanding, investigation and responsible operation.
Human Accountability
Automation and intelligence can support organisational action while authority for consequential decisions remains appropriately governed.
Astraal Platform Services
Build the application.
Strengthen the fabric beneath it.
Whether the requirement begins with AI, integration, workflow, identity, data, document intelligence, security or a broader connected architecture, Astraal can help map the relevant platform capabilities around your technology and operating environment.
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