Step 3

Classify database surface

Demo output is labeled until real connectors are wired.

Hot

Required for live queries, current state, active indexes, permissions, and real-time authorization.

18%

Warm

Recent or SLA-bound history, audit records, receipts, and rollback windows.

27%

Cold-safe

Inactive historical surface that can be restored asynchronously outside live paths.

41%

Never-cold

Authority state, current indexes, legal-hold material with short SLA, and approve/deny dependencies.

14%