Cloud Platforms
Document AWS, Azure, and GCP architectures using official vendor icons. Create data lake, analytics, and streaming architecture diagrams.
NeoArc includes official icons from AWS, Azure, and GCP for creating accurate cloud architecture diagrams. This guide covers how to document data and analytics architectures on each major cloud platform.
AWS Data Ecosystem
NeoArc includes official AWS icons. Key services for data architecture.
| Service | NeoArc Feature |
|---|---|
| S3 | Graph Diagrams for bucket organisation and lifecycle |
| Redshift | ERD Editor for warehouse schema documentation |
| Glue | Diagrams for ETL job visualisation |
| Athena | ERD for schema-on-read documentation |
| Lake Formation | Graph Diagrams for permission hierarchies |
| EMR | AWS icons for cluster architecture |
| Kinesis | Diagrams for streaming data flow |
| DynamoDB | Schema Editor for NoSQL data modelling |
| Step Functions | Diagrams for workflow orchestration |
AWS Data Lake Use Cases
S3 Bucket Structure
Document S3 bucket structure with prefix organisation
Lake Formation Permissions
Show Lake Formation permissions with principal to database grants
Glue Data Catalog
Map Glue Data Catalog with catalogue hierarchy
Crawler Configurations
Document crawler configurations with crawl patterns
Data Lake Zones
Show data lake zones with landing to raw to curated flow
Cross-Account Access
Document cross-account access with trust relationships
S3 Lifecycle Policies
Map S3 lifecycle policies with transition rules
Encryption Strategy
Document encryption strategy with security decisions
AWS Streaming Use Cases
Kinesis Streams
Document Kinesis streams with shard layout
Kinesis Firehose
Show Kinesis Firehose delivery with destination routing
MSK Cluster
Map MSK cluster with broker topology
Lambda Triggers
Document Lambda triggers with event sources
Real-Time Analytics
Show real-time analytics with stream processing
EventBridge Rules
Document EventBridge rules with event routing
Step Functions Workflow
Map Step Functions workflow with state machine
DynamoDB Streams
Document DynamoDB streams with CDC flow
Azure Data Ecosystem
NeoArc includes official Azure icons, the widest coverage. Key services.
| Service | NeoArc Feature |
|---|---|
| Azure Data Lake Storage | Graph Diagrams for container organisation |
| Synapse Analytics | ERD for dedicated/serverless pools |
| Azure Data Factory | Diagrams for pipeline orchestration |
| Purview | Graph Diagrams for data governance lineage |
| Event Hubs | Diagrams for event streaming |
| Cosmos DB | Schema Editor for multi-model documentation |
| SQL Database | ERD for relational schema |
| Stream Analytics | Diagrams for real-time processing |
Azure Data Use Cases
ADLS Gen2 Structure
Document ADLS Gen2 structure with container/folder hierarchy
Synapse Workspace
Show Synapse workspace with pools and connections
Data Factory Pipelines
Map Data Factory pipelines with activity flow
Linked Services
Document linked services with connection inventory
Purview Classifications
Show Purview classifications with sensitivity labels
Data Lineage
Document data lineage with Purview integration
Event Hubs Partitioning
Map Event Hubs partitioning with partition strategy
Cosmos DB Partitioning
Document Cosmos DB partitioning with partition key design
Stream Analytics Topology
Show Stream Analytics topology with query flow
Private Endpoints
Document managed private endpoints with network topology
Google Cloud Data Ecosystem
NeoArc includes official GCP icons. Key services.
| Service | NeoArc Feature |
|---|---|
| BigQuery | ERD for dataset/table documentation |
| Cloud Storage | Graph Diagrams for bucket organisation |
| Dataflow | Diagrams for Apache Beam pipelines |
| Dataproc | GCP icons for Spark/Hadoop clusters |
| Pub/Sub | Diagrams for event messaging |
| Cloud Composer | Graph Diagrams for Airflow DAG dependencies |
| Vertex AI | Diagrams for ML pipeline stages |
| Looker | Graph Diagrams for LookML model relationships |
GCP Data Use Cases
BigQuery Datasets
Document BigQuery datasets with table schemas and partitioning
Slot Reservations
Show slot reservations with capacity allocation
Authorised Views
Map authorised views with view permissions
Dataflow Templates
Document Dataflow templates with transform stages
Pub/Sub Topology
Show Pub/Sub topology with topic to subscription flow
Cloud Composer DAGs
Document Cloud Composer DAGs with task dependencies
Data Lineage
Map data lineage with source to target flow
Column-Level Security
Document column-level security with policy tags
BI Engine Acceleration
Show BI Engine acceleration with cache topology