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# Plan Your Data 360 Data Strategy

Before you implement Data 360, it’s important to plan ahead and discuss your strategy. Review org architecture, your own organizational data, and Data 360 data concepts.

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Note

As of October 14, 2025, Data Cloud has been rebranded to Data 360. During this transition, you may see references to Data Cloud in our application and documentation. While the name is new, the functionality and content remains unchanged.

To learn more about this topic, review the associated trail, [Build a Data Strategy for Data 360](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/trails/build-a-cdp-data-strategy).

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- **[Data 360 Architecture Strategy](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_data_cloud_architecture_strategy.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    As you plan your multi-org architecture, consider these data tenancy, residency details, and administrative management details. In some cases, you need more than one Data 360 instance to fulfill legal or business requirements.
- **[Real-Time Capabilities in Data 360](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_real_time_capabilities.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    By using the real-time capabilities of Data 360, you can enable consistent, synchronized customer data across all platforms. Real-time features provide sub-second data processing across multiple customer interactions.
- **[Data Model Concepts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_understanding_and_using_the_data_model.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Improve the interoperability of data across applications, and map data between your connected data sources and the Data 360 Customer 360 Data Model.