Medallion architecture

As explained in First-Party Data Activation

Medallion architecture is a layered data-organization pattern that progressively refines data through bronze, silver, and gold layers.

Medallion architecture organizes data into progressive layers, moving from raw capture to consistent, analytics-ready information and finally to campaign-ready datasets. It gives fragmented marketing data a controlled path from collection to action. section 5.3.1 section 5.5

Use the layers to assign each stage a clear responsibility:

• Bronze captures raw data in full fidelity, preserving incoming interactions and source detail. section 5.3.1 section 5.3.5
• Silver cleanses, transforms, and unifies data so it becomes consistent and analytics-ready. section 5.3.1 section 5.3.5
• Gold prepares trusted datasets for direct campaign activation, audience segments, and advanced analytics. section 5.3.1 section 7.6.3

Abandoned cart recovery

An abandoned-cart interaction enters the bronze layer as raw activity, is cleaned and unified in silver, and reaches gold as a dataset that can power a real-time campaign through a composable CDP. section 5.3.1 section 5.3.5

First-party audience activation

A segment such as high-value customers who have not engaged with email for 30 days can be refined through the layers and synchronized to email or paid-media platforms for tailored follow-up. section 7.6.3

Figure 5.3 Medallion architecture for abandoned cart recovery

Trace the abandoned-cart journey visually from raw interactions through transformation to real-time campaign activation. section 5.3.1

How First-Party Data Activation covers it

How deep it goes

Defines three layers and their responsibilities, but stops short of detailed implementation, tooling, or pipeline configuration.

Examples

Uses abandoned-cart recovery and first-party audience segments to show how refined data supports targeted campaigns.

What it assumes

Assumes familiarity with marketing data sources while establishing the roles of raw data, unified data, and activation datasets.

What you can do after

Apply it via a data lakehouse and composable CDP to create consistent datasets and activate targeted campaigns.

How it connects

Connects data lakehouses, composable CDPs, data governance, data quality, audience segments, and real-time marketing activation.

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Related concepts

• silver layerhas part · A silver layer is a refined data-processing layer where raw data is cleansed, integrated, standardized, validated, and structured for downstream use.
• gold layerhas part · A gold layer is a curated, trusted data layer modeled for direct operational use, reporting, and analysis.
• bronze layerhas part · A bronze layer is the initial stage of a layered data architecture, storing source data in raw or minimally processed form with associated metadata.
• raw datauses · Raw data is information in its original or minimally processed form, before substantial transformation, interpretation, or analysis.
• data governanceuses · Data governance is the organizational framework of policies, roles, responsibilities, processes, and controls that directs how data is managed, accessed, protected, and used.
• pipelineuses · A pipeline is an ordered or coordinated sequence of connected processing stages or tasks that passes data, work, or results toward an outcome.

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