Rapidly changing conditions are forcing organizations to re-think how they use content to meet their objectives. Whether battling in the market place or on the battlefield, the need for flexibility and agility with content has never been greater. Organizations are looking to integrate and enrich content to create additional value for users. User expectations are changing too, as they demand Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 style content applications that provide modern search capabilities, as well as an ability to interact with content through tagging and user generated comments. And the way information is distributed presents new challenges for information providers in exposing their content through rich user interfaces or through syndicated services like RSS and Atom feeds, allowing users to explore and consume content in their own context.

Choosing the right technology at the core of their content architecture is critical for any organization to provide them with the agility they need to meet these goals and rapidly respond to unforeseen changes. XML content platforms provide that agility by providing a single unified platform for storing, manipulating and delivering XML content and building content applications.

This paper provides a technical overview of MarkLogic Server, the industry’s leading XML content platform, and also discusses some of the challenges facing organizations today for storing, repurposing and dynamically delivering XML content.