The document discusses Sitecore Experience Database (xDB), which collects data on customer interactions across channels and stores it for analysis. xDB brings together experience profiles containing customer details, an analytics system that processes and aggregates interaction data, and various services to power personalization, indexing, content delivery, and marketing automation. It leverages a collection database to store interaction data, a processing engine, and reporting database for aggregated metrics and dimensions to provide insights into the customer experience.
2. xDB C How it all fits together
EXPERIENCE PROFILEEXPERIENCE ANALYTICS
Sitecore? Experience Database?
EXPERIENCE CHANNELS
SESSION STATECOLLECTION
CONTENT DELIVERYINDEXING
Searchable index of
Contacts and
Interactions
PROCESSING
Processes changes in
the Collection
Database
REPORTING DATA
Stores aggregated
Dimensions and
Facts
REPORTING SERVICE
Provides access to
analytics data
Personalisation based on
Contact and Current
Interaction
MARKETING AUTOMATION