Prerequisites
This page describes the prerequisites required for deploying Cortex Framework Data Foundation solution content. Take some time to familiarize yourself with these resources before proceeding.
Understand your business needs
Consider your business goals and requirements, and the data sources needed to support them. When deploying Cortex Framework content you will want to understand which data sources and workloads are required to meet your business needs and are relevant for deployment.
Review available workloads and data sources
View compatible workloads and data sources that Cortex Framework supports in Data Sources and workloads. Become familiar with the type of data you want to work with (for example, data from Salesforce, SAP, or other data sources).
Brush up on basic knowledge
Get familiar with some key Google Cloud services and components needed:
- Google Cloud console
- Cloud Shell
- Cloud Shell Editor
- BigQuery
- Cloud Build
- Identity and Access Management
- Cloud Composer
- Apache Airflow
- Dataflow
Learn about Change Data Capture (CDC) for tracking updates to your data, ensuring your analysis is always based on the latest information. Find more info in the CDC guide.
Explore the repository
The prerequisites outlined on this page are specifically designed for deploying Cortex Framework Data Foundation content from the official GitHub repository. This repository contains essential resources to deploy Cortex Framework, including configuration files, Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD), and predefined data models.
Next steps
After reviewing these prerequisites, you are ready to move on to deployment:
- Establish workloads.
- Clone repository.
- Determine integration mechanism.
- Set up components.
- Configure deployment.
- Execute deployment.