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 This guide focuses on designing, developing ~~and delivering~~ Data-Processing Sytems, written primarily in python, deploying to Linux servers, optionally communicating with external interfaces (APIs or DBs). The repo is actively being updated; _bookmark_ :bookmark: it, leave a _Star_ :star: or _Watch_ :eye: the repo.
 
 * [repo roadmap](#roadmap)
+  * 🔴🟡🟢 [example process roadmap](example_progress_roadmap.md)
 * [gitmoji](#gitmoji-reference)
 * [planning](project_planning_contracting.md)
 * ideation / design (coming soon)
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 * Launch (coming soon)
 * Maintenance (coming soon)
 * [data management](data_storage.md)
-* [tools](tools.md) (:construction: under construction :construction:)
+* [tools](tools.md) :construction:
 * [philosophy](philosophy.md)
 * [scripts](scripts/)
   * [emoji_shortlist](scripts/emoji_shortlist.py)
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+## Datasets
+
+Which datasets are in the cloud?
+
+🔴 - dataset in cloud
+🟡 - dataset migration in progress
+🟢 - dataset entirely migrated
+
+*  Dataset1
+* 🟢 Dataset2
+* 🟢 Dataset 2
+* 🟡 Dataset 3
+* 🔴 Dataset 4
+* 🔴 Dataset 5
+* 🔴 Dataset 6
+* 🔴 Dataset 7
+
+## Projects
+
+What projects are fully in the cloud?
+
+🔴 - project not in cloud
+🟡 - project migration in progress
+🟢 - project entirely in cloud
+
+* 🟢 Project 1
+* 🟡 Project 2
+* 🟡 Project 3
+* 🔴 Project 4
+* 🔴 Project 5
+
+## Users
+
+Who is in the cloud?
+
+🔴 - no projects in cloud
+🟡 - some projects in cloud
+🟢 - all projects in cloud
+
+* 🟢 User 1
+* 🟢 User 2
+* 🟡 User 3
+* 🟡 User 4
+* 🔴 User 5