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May 23, 2006

Semantic Shifts

Suppose for a moment that your organization has deployed and is supporting a structured registry for the data layer within the architecture. This opens the door for three shifts: horizontal, vertical, and semantic. A vertical shift would move along the X-Axis according to the Zachman Framework and expand into the logical, conceptual or physical representations of data. A horizontal shift would move to another architecture layer and apply the structured principles to different asset types such as web services, interfaces, or open source components (A Zachman Column Shift). A semantic shift would occur when take the registry (structured content) and add un-structured content which creates a repository type layer on top of the registry. Shifting again along the semantic road again would drive you to build a collaborative environment on top of the repository. Hence, you would have all three: data, information, and collaborative knowledge within the same environment. If there is a fourth shift, the shift would create integration along all the dimensions of the Zachman Framework and Semantic Environments.

Posted by Todd at May 23, 2006 3:25 PM