What’s a Wiki Part 2

more precisely what uses can you put a wiki to?

We frequently use a Wiki to set up a project extranet allowing clients to share and collaborate on document production, distribution and management.

But in truth Wikis are effectively a blank canvas upon which you can build your own application.

Below are a few general details about Wikis, in particular our “wiki of choice” Confluence, although there are several others on the market you could choose from.

What’s a Wiki Part 1

Wiki Benefits

Wiki's offer two levels of benefit, the first being the simple sharing of content in a communal "space”, which is easily accessed via the Internet. Content can take the form of attached documents or images (of any format) or text. These features effectively enable companies to establish a "file server in the sky" to which colleagues, (or indeed contacts from outside your organisation if you wish), can communally store and share content.

A second benefit is found in the way that they allow colleagues to download, edit, review and comment upon content provided by others. This effectively enables collaboration either directly, for example by co-workers modifying a Word document together, or by a process of osmosis, whereby documents evolve naturally by virtue of the number of comments and additional content added to and around them.

Wiki's contain features that enable them to mimic existing social structures present in departments, teams and projects and allow users to share business knowledge and collaborate on tasks or documents.

Typical Applications

Solutions that work for you

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