Frequently Asked Questions
Created by Andrés Gutiérrez, cofounder of Comake, the Enterprise Mesh mirrors the core principles of the data mesh, the service mesh, and Gartner's composable enterprise into a cohesive architecture. This innovative framework empowers domain experts throughout an organization to swiftly develop, assess, and refine modern business processes. By creating a composable, centrally governed platform for decentralized data products and business services, the Enterprise Mesh fosters a dynamic, expandable environment that is perfectly suited for driving innovation and domain-driven design.
We believe SKP is the world's first platform to holistically embody the concepts of an Enterprise Mesh, a Data Mesh, and a composable enterprise. It is the first platform to realize the transformative potential identified by global experts as the cornerstone of future business innovation.
SKP promotes a domain-driven design philosophy, facilitating bottom-up development of software and data products by domain experts, all while maintaining comprehensive governance, compliance, and observability across the enterprise. It enables organizations to develop, manage, and iteratively refine their business capabilities and related software and data assets within a decentralized framework, ensuring that these components integrate seamlessly into a scalable, unified ecosystem. This strategy grants teams the agility to rapidly innovate and adapt, effectively meeting the shifting needs of the business landscape.
Integration traditionally connects systems in a one-on-one manner, often leading to vendor lock-in, reliance on anchor platforms, and the creation of complex, opaque integration ecosystems. In contrast, unification through SKP fosters a harmonized ecosystem where data, capabilities, and their interconnections are not only discoverable and understandable, but also readily accessible and observable. This shift not only streamlines access but also amplifies the capacity to generate insights, drive innovation, and uphold Zero-Trust security models. SKP transcends conventional integration, offering a cohesive, unified experience that redefines how ecosystems operate and interact.
Over-reliance on specific implementations and/or SaaS vendors can inadvertently restrict an organization's innovation and agility, creating dependencies that are challenging to understand and processes that are difficult to transform. The Enterprise Mesh provides businesses with the autonomy needed to govern their technology ecosystems effectively. It facilitates a balanced integration of SaaS solutions where advantageous, while preserving the flexibility to innovate, adapt, and thrive in a rapidly changing market.
Comake pioneered the Enterprise Mesh, along with the fundamental technologies that empower it (SKL and SKP). Our approach grants businesses unparalleled control over their data and software ecosystems, which are crucial for fostering continuous innovation and maximizing competitive agility. It liberates organizations from vendor dependencies, offering the flexibility to adapt as necessary. Our suite of tools standardizes and secures access, facilitates process transformation, supports the development of bespoke applications, and boosts organizational adaptability. By shifting the balance of power back to organizations, Comake empowers them to excel in the dynamic digital landscape.
Absolutely. SKP was developed over 8 years to ensure the seamless unification of technologies, data sources, and processes within your current infrastructure, moving beyond mere integration to create a unified, coherent framework. It adeptly transforms fragmented and opaque ecosystems into a dynamic, composable catalog that accurately mirrors your existing tech or process stack. By doing so, SKP provides a profound understanding of the interrelations between every distinct component of your ecosystem, whether it's a data product, sensor, satellite, SaaS solution, or a bespoke tool. This comprehensive insight enhances interoperability and optimizes workflows throughout your operations, ensuring a seamless, efficient orchestration of your technological resources.
Building an Enterprise Mesh, powered by SKP, is more straightforward than it may initially appear. SKP is designed to ensure the process is accessible and scalable, suitable for any organization looking to innovate. The strategy is to begin with manageable steps—identify a specific process within your tech stack that's ripe for transformation and start there. This targeted approach can remove the need for a daunting, organization-wide overhaul right from the beginning.
By focusing on transforming one process at a time with SKP, you embark on building your Enterprise Mesh bottom up in a decentralized way, often with more success and significantly less complexity than the transformation's traditional process would otherwise require.
This methodical, process-centric approach guarantees that each transformation is not only manageable but also perfectly aligned with your business needs. As SKP is applied across more processes, your organization will not just achieve streamlined operations for individual processes but will also construct a cohesive, interconnected mesh across the entire business. This incremental approach leads to significant benefits, including enhanced efficiency, greater agility, and fostering continuous innovation, all achieved without the overwhelm of revamping your organization’s entire ecosystem simultaneously.
Standard Knowledge Platform adheres to Zero-Trust security principles, employing attribute-based access controls (ABAC) for granular, dynamic access controls across your Enterprise Mesh. This ensures that data security is robust and adaptable, meeting the highest standards of data governance and compliance.
Absolutely. Utilizing SKP, you unlock the potential to create custom applications, automations, and much more, all with remarkable speed and adaptability. Our platform streamlines access to data and software components, drastically reducing the development cycle and enhancing your creative capacity.
Moreover, you have the unique opportunity to market and sell your applications or composable components through the SKP Catalog. In fact, we've developed various SaaS solutions using SKP for a wide range of customers. If you're a startup eager to differentiate and innovate within the modern enterprise landscape, we're here to support your journey. Partner with us, and let's build cutting-edge solutions together!
Comake offers a comprehensive suite of solutions to empower organizations with scalable Enterprise Mesh strategies, from open-source technologies and proprietary products to custom consulting services.
At the core of our ecosystem is the open-source Standard Knowledge Language (SKL), alongside supporting libraries like the Standard SDK and SKL Engine. Additionally, we offer an extensive catalog via SKP, encompassing a wide range of first and third-party open-source components, schemas, ontologies, unified APIs, and more. This steadfast commitment to open-source ensures you maintain maximum control and autonomy over your data and software ecosystems.
Building on this open-source foundation, our flagship proprietary product, Standard Knowledge Platform (SKP) enhances SKL's utility in a similar way to how GitHub augments Git. It facilitates the lifecycle management of an Enterprise Mesh, including creation, evolution, and collaboration. SKP also offers advanced, patented services and infrastructure that can easily be configured via SKP, including API management, data indexing and enrichment, ecosystem observability, zero-trust security configurations, and AI-powered management and support.
Our expert consulting and implementation services, built on a decade of research and development that culminated with the Enterprise Mesh, are designed to guide you through the transformation of fragmented data and software landscapes into unified, efficient, and distributed networks, tailor-made to your specific needs. Whether developing custom integration solutions, transforming specific processes, or building bespoke software, our services aim to boost your enterprise's efficiency, innovation capability, and operational agility. Our goal is to equip you with a tailored Enterprise Mesh strategy, positioning your organization for sustained success in today's dynamic digital environment.
