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What is system architecture?
System architecture is the translation of strategy into technology.


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Services for projects and teams
The System Architecture Team helps projects and teams design for system-level capabilities.


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Goals
Mature the architecture practice at WMF

Establish and improve architectural practice throughout the Wikimedia Foundation by providing modeling support, educational workshops, and process design.

Evolve the Wikimedia system architecture

Plan and design for the future of Wikimedia systems. Bring architectural thinking into the strategy development process, noting potential architectural consequences of strategic initiatives and pointing out strategic opportunities related to architectural choices.

Featured artifacts
Wikimedia system descriptions

Data model for structured knowledge
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About
This page and its subpages are maintained by the System Architecture Team to document the evolution of Wikimedia system architecture. For more information, see the contributing guide.