Publishing · August 25, 2026
Publishing Drift Is an Architecture Problem
Why DITA publishing environments drift, why procedural discipline cannot fully contain the problem, and how versioned toolchains restore control.
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Conformance · August 27, 2026
What a Public DITA Conformance Statement Should Contain
A practical model for specific, testable, versioned DITA conformance claims that include limitations instead of hiding them.
Read articlePortability · September 1, 2026
Why Your DITA Content May Not Be as Portable as You Think
Native XML is necessary for portability, but catalogs, grammars, plugins, semantics, and publishing profiles also determine whether content can actually move.
Read articleArchitecture · September 3, 2026
The CCMS Dependency Graph: From File Storage to Content Infrastructure
Why maps, keys, conrefs, subject schemes, and reuse relationships require a contextual dependency graph rather than file-oriented storage alone.
Read articlePublishing · September 8, 2026
Why Toolchain Bundles Must Be Versioned and Immutable
How immutable tenant toolchain bundles reduce publishing drift, isolate customers, and make historical releases rebuildable.
Read articleEvaluation · September 10, 2026
Seven Questions to Ask During a CCMS Demonstration
Seven demonstration requests that reveal CCMS portability, contextual resolution, reproducibility, failure behavior, and operational maturity.
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