Patent attributes
A platform for developing data models includes a repository for kernel images, a data store of data sets and a development environment. The kernel images include a data model and configurable development code for developing the data model. The development of the data model is configurable according to development parameters for the development code. The kernel images specify the development parameters in a standardized syntax for the platform and specify the input data using standardized data types for the platform, preferably via a standardized API. The development environment is used to run sessions to develop the data models. Each session runs one of the kernel images, according to a configuration of the development parameters for the kernel image, and using one of the data sets in the data store as input data.