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	\|Discovery Data Service (DDS)		\|Discovery Data Service (DDS)
	\|The ~~hardware and software made available~~ by ~~the~~ Discovery ~~Collaborative~~. The DDS is not an organisation. The management and development of the bulk of the DDS is ~~currently sub-contracted to a private company~~ Voror in an Amazon Web Service Environment~~. However, there have been discussions about in-housing the service under closer control by NEL CCG and moving the service to a Microsoft Azure environment~~.		\|The Voror Health Platform as used by Discovery London. The DDS is not an organisation. The management and development of the bulk of the DDS is managed by Voror in an Amazon Web Service Environment.
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	This ~~is an area of the Wiki for members of the Discovery Collaborative to share~~ definitions of common terms~~. It is public and can be referenced from other documents and websites as necessary~~.		This glossary provides definitions of common terms.
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	This is an area of the Wiki for members of the Discovery Collaborative to share definitions of common terms. It is public and can be referenced from other documents and websites as necessary. ~~Please let us know if you would like to challenge or add definitions. simon.meredith@nhs.net or jack.barker@nhs.net~~		This is an area of the Wiki for members of the Discovery Collaborative to share definitions of common terms. It is public and can be referenced from other documents and websites as necessary.
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	\|Compass Database (Compass v2)		\|Compass Database (Compass v2)
	\|The database schema used in "subscriber" databases in DDS. This is often referred to as the DDS Common Data Model. There are currently 3 versions of the Compass database within the Discovery AWS core, one for each ICS - NEL, SEL and NWL. These are still referred to as "Subscriber" databases by original DDS management team. There are four "Compass" databases outside the AWS core. One with NEL CEG, one with NEL ICS, one with SEL ICS and one in NWL WSIC infrastructure.		\|The database schema used in "subscriber" databases in DDS. This is often referred to as the DDS Common Data Model. There are currently 3 versions of the Compass database within the Discovery AWS core, one for each ICS - NEL, SEL and NWL. These are still referred to as "Subscriber" databases by original DDS management team. There are four "Compass" databases outside the AWS core. One with NEL CEG, one with NEL ICS, one with SEL ICS and one in NWL WSIC infrastructure.
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	[https://blog.softwaresuperglue.com/2018/11/09/information-model-vs-data-model/ Information Model vs Data Model]		[https://blog.softwaresuperglue.com/2018/11/09/information-model-vs-data-model/ Information Model vs Data Model]
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	\|~~'''~~Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)~~'''~~		\|Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
	\|'''[[wikipedia:Infrastructure_as_a_service\|Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)]]''' is a cloud computing service model by means of which computing resources are supplied by a cloud services provider. The IaaS vendor provides the storage, network, servers and virtualization (which mostly refers, in this case, to emulating computer hardware).		\|'''[[wikipedia:Infrastructure_as_a_service\|Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)]]''' is a cloud computing service model by means of which computing resources are supplied by a cloud services provider. The IaaS vendor provides the storage, network, servers and virtualization (which mostly refers, in this case, to emulating computer hardware).
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	\|[https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/DOCGLOSS/concept SNOMED CT Concept]		\|[https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/DOCGLOSS/concept SNOMED CT Concept]
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	\|~~'''~~Software as a service~~'''~~ (~~'''~~SaaS~~'''~~)		\|Software as a service (SaaS)
	\|'''[[wikipedia:Software_as_a_service\|Software as a service]]''' ('''SaaS''' /sæs/) is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. SaaS is also known as "on-demand software" and Web-based/Web-hosted software.		\|'''[[wikipedia:Software_as_a_service\|Software as a service]]''' ('''SaaS''' /sæs/) is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. SaaS is also known as "on-demand software" and Web-based/Web-hosted software.
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	\|The physical data model describes how a database should be structured and is a representation of table structures, columns, column names, column constraints, primary keys, foreign keys, and any other physical features of the database. A database is an implementation of a physical data model.		\|The physical data model describes how a database should be structured and is a representation of table structures, columns, column names, column constraints, primary keys, foreign keys, and any other physical features of the database. A database is an implementation of a physical data model.
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			\|Platform as a service (PaaS)
			\|[[wikipedia:Platform_as_a_service\|'''Platform as a service''' ('''PaaS''')]] or '''application platform as a service''' ('''aPaaS''') or platform-based service is a category of cloud computing services that allows customers to provision, instantiate, run, and manage a modular bundle comprising a computing platform and one or more applications
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	\|A clinical idea to which a unique concept identifier has been assigned.		\|A clinical idea to which a unique concept identifier has been assigned.
	\|[https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/DOCGLOSS/concept SNOMED CT Concept]		\|[https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/DOCGLOSS/concept SNOMED CT Concept]
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			\|'''Software as a service''' ('''SaaS''')
			\|'''[[wikipedia:Software_as_a_service\|Software as a service]]''' ('''SaaS''' /sæs/) is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. SaaS is also known as "on-demand software" and Web-based/Web-hosted software.
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	[https://blog.softwaresuperglue.com/2018/11/09/information-model-vs-data-model/ Information Model vs Data Model]		[https://blog.softwaresuperglue.com/2018/11/09/information-model-vs-data-model/ Information Model vs Data Model]
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			\|'''Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)'''
			\|'''[[wikipedia:Infrastructure_as_a_service\|Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)]]''' is a cloud computing service model by means of which computing resources are supplied by a cloud services provider. The IaaS vendor provides the storage, network, servers and virtualization (which mostly refers, in this case, to emulating computer hardware).
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	\|Integrated Care Board (ICB)		\|Integrated Care Board (ICB)

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	\|Subscription (Azure)		\|Subscription (Azure)
	\|An Azure subscription describes all resources in MS Azure, that are grouped and paid for in one bill by one bill payer. The resources may include IaaS, PaaS, SaaS. Several subscriptions can be owned by one tenant.		\|An Azure subscription describes all resources in MS Azure, that are grouped and paid for in one bill by one bill payer. The resources may include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platforms as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS). Several subscriptions can be owned by one tenant.
	\|[https://www.parallels.com/blogs/ras/azure-subscription/#:~:text=An%20Azure%20subscription%20is%20a,are%20used%20and%20billed%20together. Azure Subscription]<br />		\|[https://www.parallels.com/blogs/ras/azure-subscription/#:~:text=An%20Azure%20subscription%20is%20a,are%20used%20and%20billed%20together. Azure Subscription]<br />
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	\|An Azure ~~Subscription is linked to a payment setup~~, and ~~each subscription results~~ in ~~a separate~~ bill. Several subscriptions can be owned by one tenant~~. Under each subscription, you can add resources, such as virtual machines, storage, networks etc~~.		\|An Azure subscription describes all resources in MS Azure, that are grouped and paid for in one bill by one bill payer. The resources may include IaaS, PaaS, SaaS. Several subscriptions can be owned by one tenant.
	\|[https://www.parallels.com/blogs/ras/azure-subscription/#:~:text=An%20Azure%20subscription%20is%20a,are%20used%20and%20billed%20together. Azure Subscription]<br />		\|[https://www.parallels.com/blogs/ras/azure-subscription/#:~:text=An%20Azure%20subscription%20is%20a,are%20used%20and%20billed%20together. Azure Subscription]<br />
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