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# Simplifying your architecture

Streambased simplifies your architecture in the following ways:

* **Reducing the number of data systems** - Streambased provides analytical capabilities that would traditionally be handled by a separate analytics system from the operational system.
* **Removing data pipelines** - the Streambased view approach negates the need for complex data pipeline creation, maintenance and evolution.
* **Removing governance complexities** - Streambased applies the same governance controls employed in the operational realm to the analytical realm. This requires one set of governance policies and processes that applies to everyone.