From 95cfa5b7edecfd7739d95f5b529a76c03e1d5540 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joep Meindertsma Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 21:11:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] /# 134 Knowledge base --- src/usecases/knowledge-base.md | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/usecases/knowledge-base.md diff --git a/src/usecases/knowledge-base.md b/src/usecases/knowledge-base.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..657a498 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/usecases/knowledge-base.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Atomic Server as a Knowledge Base + +A Knowledge Base is a tool that helps you to store and manage data. +They are designed to be very flexible, and can be used for many purposes. +In a way they are the antidote to using many different online tools for very different purposes. + +Knowledge bases can be used to: + +- Document features of a product or service +- Meeting minutes +- Plan projects +- Manage team members and their profiles +- Describe strategy +- Document features +- Document bugs + +Some organisations store this information in a shared folder in Google Drive, +some have a bunch of spreadsheets, +and some may have + +## Why Atomic Data is a great standard for storing knowledge + +Atomic Data is structured in a way that makes re-use very easy. +Every property of data has its own URL, which helps users to know what a piece of data semantically represents. +All data models can be instantly re-used in other applications, and you can re-use data models from others, too. + +For developers, Atomic Data is great as it has a very simple yet powerful RESTful API. +Because it's entirely open and free, there's no vendor lock-in. + +## Why Atomic Server is a great knowledge base + +Atomic Data is a _specification_ that is suitable for knowledge bases, and Atomic Server is a _piece of software_. +[Atomic Server](https://github.com/atomicdata-dev/atomic-data-rust) is an open source knowledge base that is very powerful, feature-rich, and easy to use. + +- **Real-time collaboration on everything**. Every piece of data updates in real time. +- **Full history control**. Every action is stored, can be reverted and can be traced back to individuals. +- **Rich documents**. Create documents in and easy to use, powerful editor +- **Tables**. +- **Search**. Powerful full-text search. +- **Rights management**. Set permissions for users and groups. +- **Great performance**. Atomic Server is written in Rust, and can be thought of as its own database. It's really fast, even on slower hardware. +- **Open source**. Atomic Server is open source, and can be used by anyone. +- **Easy to host by yourself**. Just one binary of less than 8MB is needed, without any runtime dependencies.