Score Deep Dive — Delve Tech DD

Dimension Distributions

Each company is scored across 7 dimensions on a 1-10 scale. The box plots reveal how tightly or broadly each dimension varies across the portfolio.

Box = IQR, whiskers = 1.5×IQR, dots = individual companies

Dimension	Mean	Median	Std Dev	Min	Max
Infrastructure	6.0	6	1.0	3	8
App Arch	5.1	5	1.4	2	9
Data Layer	5.0	5	1.3	3	8
Security	6.9	7	0.7	5	9
DevOps	5.6	6	0.9	4	8
BCDR	5.9	6	0.7	4	8
Vendor Div	4.3	4	1.8	2	9

Security (6.9/10) is the highest and tightest — most companies achieve a similar level via template SOC 2 controls. Vendor Diversity (4.3/10) is the lowest and widest — it's the dimension that most differentiates companies.

Dimension Correlations

How do dimensions relate to each other? Strong correlations suggest shared underlying drivers.

Key findings:

Infrastructure ↔ Overall has the strongest correlation — investing in infrastructure lifts all boats
Vendor Diversity is the most independent dimension — a company can score high on everything else but low on vendor diversity (single-cloud dependency)
Security ↔ DevOps are moderately correlated — mature ops teams tend to have better security practices

Strongest vs Weakest

For each company, which dimension is their strongest and weakest?

Pattern: Security is most often the strongest dimension, while Vendor Diversity is most often the weakest. This aligns with the template-driven compliance model — security controls are prescribed, but vendor choices are company-specific.