https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Context Mapping News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/12/netflix-upper-uda-architecture/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Context+Mapping-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2025/12/netflix-upper-uda-architecture/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1765074496910.jpg"/><p>Netflix has introduced the Upper metamodel within its Unified Data Architecture (UDA) to standardize domain definitions and generate consistent data container representations. UDA links conceptual models to GraphQL, Avro, SQL, and Java artifacts, supporting projections, mappings, and knowledge graph-based discovery across content, advertising, and operational systems.</p> <i>By Leela Kumili</i> Data Model Frameworks Architecture Modularity Avro GraphQL W3C Protocol Buffers gRPC Model Data Management Governance Domain Modeling Software Engineering RDF Consistency Apache Iceberg Context Mapping Architecture & Design Development news Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/12/netflix-upper-uda-architecture/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Context+Mapping-news Leela Kumili 2025-12-12T15:00:00Z /news/2025/12/netflix-upper-uda-architecture/en