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title: Introduction to AEP
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createdAt: 2023-12-19T04:04:04.063Z
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In a competitive environment, the ability to understand and act on customer behaviour in real time is essential. Adobe Experience Platform is the foundation for the Real-time CDP (RTCDP) application that enables this by combining **streaming data ingestion**, **identity resolution**, and **segmentation** into a single, unified system.

**Key Capabilities:**

- **Unified Profile: ** The Real-time CDP creates a single, comprehensive view of each customer by stitching together data from multiple sources—web, mobile, CRM, POS, call centre, and more. This enables precise targeting and personalisation.
- **Identity Graph: **Adobe’s identity graph resolves identities across devices and channels, linking anonymous and known behaviours. This ensures continuity in the customer journey and allows for cross-device targeting.
- **Streaming Segmentation: **Segments are evaluated continuously as new data flows in. This means audiences are always up to date and ready for activation
- **Data Federation: **Enrich and activate audiences using data that resides in external systems— without replicating it into Adobe Experience Platform. 

**Hands-On Activities**:

- Visualise a profile
- Build a real-time audience





**Powered by:  Adobe Real-time CDP**