Architectural Patterns for Enterprise Knowledge Platforms

Knowledge-driven businesses must align organizational practices with life-long learning. Knowledge needs are partially met through enterprise search and knowledge bases; however, they fall short in quality, completeness, and relevance. Despite the technology-enabling trend of knowledge management, the underlying architecture remains ambiguous. An enterprise knowledge platform is a system-of-systems that meets current and future knowledge needs for multiple user roles. Architectural patterns identify solutions to recurring problems; those highlight the layers of technology and functions necessary to realize these capabilities.