RESOURCES

Core resources for setting up Bizcloud Domains, and to help you to compose platform business  models

◘   Morpheus Runtime Engine ◘   Email Service

◘   Qwiki Service ◘   noCMS Server

◘   Platform Blueprints ◘   Image Service

◘   Platform Patterns





 

INSTALLS

Essential components for deploying and managing your own Bizcloud domain – these downloads are designed for installation on your servers to establish a fully functional Bizcloud environment. 

Morpheus Sentinel

Morpheus is the runtime core web service that forms the foundation of the Bizcloud framework. Morpheus Sentinel is an essential component that keeps your Morpheus installation up-to-date by automatically checking for and applying updates. To deploy Morpheus Sentinel:

Download Morpheus Sentinel here.

For comprehensive setup instructions, please refer to the Morpheus Setup Guide.


Qwiki 

Qwiki is a Bizcloud framework artifact that transforms collections of Google Docs into navigable online documentation. It enables you to create and present structured online content to your users as Qwikis. Qwikis are arranged into bundles, books, chapters, and topics - the structure of a Qwiki is setup in the Workspace Control portal in the Uni-UI (it also links Google Docs to topics using document publication IDs)

To deploy Qwiki:


Emailer

Emailer is a Bizcloud framework artifact that serves as an email service utility. It enables your Bizcloud environment to send emails via your own domain, ensuring that automated emails generated by Bizcloud apps are received from your organization's email service. It integrates seamlessly with Bizcloud apps to send emails originating from your Bizcloud environment using your own domain.

To deploy Emailer:


noCMS Engine

The noCMS engine is a server application that renders web sites compiled using a web site publication template; these templates are created in the Workspace Control portal in the Uni-UI, and complied and edited through the noCMS Site Builder app. The noCMS engine may be used to display multiple web sites or pages, on of which may be selected as the primary site for the domain. 

To deploy the noCMS engine:


Image Storage

An installable image storage service that may be placed on a server controlled by the workspace owner. The service allows images to be stored and automatically named. The service provides an image link or name  that is used to access the image by users of a workspace. Once set up, this optional service is accessed from within a workspace using the UniUI image control type.

To deploy the Image Storage server:

PLATFORM BLUEPRINTS

Pre-designed frameworks for various business domains, each offering a comprehensive guide to building robust platform ecosystems. These blueprints provide detailed insights into platform concepts, core transactions, use case ontology diagrams, and architecture patterns. Use and modify these blueprints to jumpstart your platform development journey. 

Supply Chain Integration

The Supply Chain Integration Platform Blueprint provides a comprehensive framework for building a transformative ecosystem that revolutionizes traditional supply chain management. By leveraging Bizcloud's composable architecture, this blueprint outlines how to create a dynamic platform that enables real-time collaboration, automated order processing, and predictive analytics across the entire supply network. The blueprint details the technical and business components required to transcend traditional linear supply chains, creating an agile, responsive ecosystem that generates value through network effects while maintaining robust security and scalability. 

Marketplace of Marketplaces

This blueprint provides a detailed roadmap for creating a sophisticated intermediary layer that transforms how suppliers engage with multiple e-commerce platforms. Built on Bizcloud's composable framework, it outlines the architecture and components needed to enable centralized catalog management, synchronized inventory control, and cross-marketplace analytics. The blueprint demonstrates how to leverage advanced data manipulation capabilities and robust security features to create a scalable ecosystem that simplifies marketplace management while providing valuable cross-platform insights. 

Construction Services

Transform the construction industry through a comprehensive digital ecosystem that seamlessly connects property owners, contractors, suppliers, and service providers. This AI-powered platform streamlines project coordination and supply chain management, turning fragmented processes into an integrated workflow that enables real-time collaboration and data-driven decision-making. 

Professional Services

Empower business growth through an intelligent ecosystem that connects entrepreneurs with curated professional expertise, digital solutions, and specialized services. This comprehensive platform streamlines access to advisors, mentors, and service providers while delivering integrated tools and insights—transforming fragmented business support into a seamless, value-driven experience for sustainable enterprise success. 

Financial Services

 This blueprint provides a comprehensive framework for building a revolutionary financial services ecosystem that transcends traditional banking limitations. Leveraging Bizcloud's composable architecture, it details how to create a secure, scalable platform that enables direct peer-to-peer financial interactions, automated smart contracts, and AI-driven financial advisory services. The blueprint outlines the technical and regulatory considerations for implementing blockchain-based solutions, tokenized assets, and decentralized governance while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance. 

Workforce Management

This blueprint presents a detailed framework for creating an integrated workforce management ecosystem that revolutionizes traditional HR operations. Built on Bizcloud's composable architecture, it provides comprehensive guidance for implementing a unified platform that connects various HR functions, service providers, and analytics capabilities. The blueprint details how to create a scalable, secure environment that enables strategic workforce planning while streamlining day-to-day HR operations through automation and intelligent data analysis. 

Education

Revolutionize learning through an AI and AR-powered ecosystem that transforms traditional education into personalized, immersive experiences. This adaptive platform combines intelligent tutoring, virtual laboratories, and real-time feedback to create dynamic learning pathways—making education more engaging, effective, and accessible while preparing learners for tomorrow's challenges. 

Health & Wellness

Transform healthcare into a proactive, member-owned wellness ecosystem that combines ancestral wisdom with cutting-edge technology. This revolutionary platform integrates personalized health assessments, AI-driven insights, and community knowledge-sharing to address root causes rather than symptoms—empowering individuals to take control of their wellness journey while fostering collective well-being.  



PLATFORM PATTERNS & TOOLS

Pre-designed frameworks for various business domains, each offering a comprehensive guide to building robust platform ecosystems. These blueprints provide detailed insights into platform concepts, core transactions, ontology models, and architecture patterns. Explore this collection to jumpstart your platform development journey with industry-specific solutions. 

PROMPT: AI-Guided Platform Business Model Development Methodology 

PROMPT is an innovative AI-guided methodology revolutionizing platform business model development. With a structured five-phase approach, PROMPT simplifies complex decisions, offers real-time validation, and integrates strategic planning with practical implementation. Ideal for businesses aiming for efficient, scalable, and robust platform designs.

View PROMPT Platform Business Model Methodology

Platform Business Model Ontology

The Platform Business Model Ontology provides a structured framework for understanding and implementing platform-based business models. It systematically organizes the concepts, relationships, and patterns that enable successful platform operations across five core domains: Formation, Discovery, Contract, Delivery, and Settlement. It serves as both a theoretical foundation and practical guide, detailing how platforms create environments for value exchange, facilitate participant matching, formalize agreements, ensure reliable delivery, and complete transactions. 

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Platform Business Model Taxonomy

The MONJO Taxonomy provides a comprehensive framework for organizing and understanding enterprise management concepts through seven core perspectives: Organization Profile, External Environment, Resources & Effects, Value Creation, Governance, Management, and Records. Each perspective contains focused base classes that capture essential business concepts and their relationships, enabling users to systematically model their business domain in a manner that supports both operational needs and strategy.

View the MONJO Taxonomy

Platform Business Model Nomenclature

The Platform Business Model Nomenclature serves as a comprehensive reference guide for understanding and implementing platform business models. It provides standardized definitions, practical examples, and related terminology for over 200 essential platform concepts across all major operational domains, making it valuable for platform architects and development teams working on digital platform initiatives. 

View the Platform Business Model Nomenclature

LEARNING

Pre-designed frameworks for various business domains, each offering a comprehensive guide to building robust platform ecosystems. These blueprints provide detailed insights into platform concepts, core transactions, ontology models, and architecture patterns. Explore this collection to jumpstart your platform development journey with industry-specific solutions. 

Design of the platform business | Paul von Gruben | TEDxTUBerlin

Over the last couple of years there has been a dramatic change in business models. Many of the fastest growing and highly valued companies are platform-based firms like Uber, Amazon or Google. The major change happened in the way the companies create value for their customers. Do you think a platform company creates just as much value as a traditional manufacturer?

Strategy in the Ecosystem Economy | Prof. Michael Jacobides

Michael G. Jacobides discussing why companies should have ecosystem strategy, his articles in Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review and more. 

How to Build an Ecosystem Business Model  | Kenny Browne 

Who will talk about how to generate more revenue with an ecosystem business model. He will cover the steps towards an ecosystem business model, from getting company-wide buy-in to understanding partner influence at every stage of the buyer’s journey and customer lifecycle. 

Introduction - Platform Navigator | Professor Felix Wortmann

A short introduction to the platform navigator: 88 Patterns cards to design and implement platform business models

Create an Ecosystem Around Your Business | Andre Taylor

A business ecosystem is a group of interconnected elements that can drive your business. It results from the interaction of a community that relates to and supports your business. This concept is one that entrepreneurs must consciously adopt to grow their businesses. 

Master Class: Platform Business Models | Professor Jochen Wirtz

This 20-minute video discusses the competitive position and expected future developments of platforms in the sharing economy and platform business models in general.  This video was part of Jochen's online EMBA class. 

What is a Platform Business and should you try becoming one? | Erik Wilde

There is a lot of talk about platforms and sometimes it's a bit fuzzy what that term specifically refers to. However, one notion of platform is very well defined and that's that of a platform business. Should you maybe even try becoming one because they are so profitable? 

The 10 Best Platform Business Model Examples | Bernard Marr

Right now, 6 of the top 10 most valuable companies in the world are “platform businesses,” including Apple and Amazon. This article defines what it means to be a platform business, and examines some of the best examples of this growing trend. 

What Is a Platform Business? | Winner Take All | 

Alex Moazed 

Alex explains what a platform business is and how the platform business model works.  

Platform Revolution | Sangeet Paul Choudary

In an opening keynote speech at the 2016 Social Business Forum, Sangeet Paul Choudary shares on the impact of the platform economy and the need for proper governance of large platforms. 

Digital Platforms Strategy | Sangeet Paul Choudary | MIT Summit

Digital transformation isn't just about improving efficiency—it's about fundamentally redesigning business models. Find out why focusing on technology alone isn't enough, and learn the essential framework for designing platforms that create and capture value through enabling interactions at scale 

Five Factors That Lead to Exponential Growth | Sangeet Paul Choudary

Sangeet Paul Choudary talks on Exponential Business Models at the Customer Centricity World 2016. He explores the five factors that lead to exponential growth and key platform advantages. 

The Platform Canvas Explained | Marcell Allweins

An introductory overview of the Platform Canvas, a tool for entrepreneurs and managers to understand, design and innovate platform businesses. 

How to move from Product to Platform 

(1) (Platform Series with Julian Wright + Andrei Hagiu)

One method to use to move from a Product/Linear business to a Platform business and explored the benefits, pre-requisites, pitfalls, and tradeoffs of this method.  

Online Business Models Explained | Peter H. Diamandis 

Why Yahoo, Blackberry and Nokia failed, and Facebook, Amazon and Google succeeded.  

Platform Business Models and Why They're Dominant | Applico

Platforms are business models that allow consumers and producers to connect with each other to exchange goods, services, content, money, information, and more. Platforms don't own the means of production. They create the means of connection   

How Platforms are Eating the World and What to Do About IT? | Professor Geoffrey Parker, MIT 

how Platforms are changing the world, its implications for firms and the strategies to adopt to meet the needs of the changing world.    

Build Platform Ecosystems With Network Effects | Marshall Van Alstyne 

What is a platform and its difference from an #ecosystem, and can your business become a platform (or should you join someone else's).    

Designing digital platforms Ep 1: What is a platform business model?| Quintin Martinus 

The fundamentals of a digital platform and platform business models - this presentation serves as the starting point for all who want to design their own platform business.     

Platform Economics - An Introduction | Christian Peukert 

What platforms are, the role of network effects in platform markets, and how platforms often challenge existing gatekeepers.    

What is a platform business? | Marshall Van Alstyne 

When MIT Sloan analyzed a list of more than 200 unicorns, (startups with valuations of $1 billion or more), they estimated that 60% to 70% were platform businesses.    

Platform Business Models Explained: Asymmetric vs Symmetric | FourWeekMBA

In an asymmetric business model, the organization doesn't monetize the user directly, but it leverages the data users provide coupled with technology, thus have a key customer pay to sustain the core asset. For example, Google makes money by leveraging users' data, combined with its algorithms sold to advertisers for visibility.     

Masterclass on Platform Business Models | Sangeet Paul Choudary 

Introducing The Platform Institute, masterclasses on platform business models targeted at startups and enterprises.      

The Platform Institute's Guide to Platform Business Models |Sangeet Paul Choudary  

An industry guide to platform business models: Introducing The Platform Institute, e-learning programs on platform business models targeted at startups and enterprises. 

How the Platform Ecosystem Works | M Schilling

 

Professor Melissa Schilling discusses the components of platform ecosystems, and their benefits.