Open Infrastructure Architecture method

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The Open Infrastructure Architecture method, or OIAm, is an open standard for the application of architecture to infrastructure.

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OIAm and the community

The development of the method has from its early inception been published on the Internet under a Creative Commons license, using a Semantic MediaWiki based wiki for publication of standard content - originally the "DYA|Infrastructure Repository" (DIR), [1] currently the "Open Infrastructure Architecture repository" (OIAr). [2] As a result of this, a community evolved consisting of architects and other people working with, or being interested in, the method. This community mainly revolves around the aforementioned OIAr, a LinkedIn group named Open Infrastructure Architecture, and a semi-annual community meeting.

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References

  1. "DYA|Infrastructure Repository (DIR)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  2. Open Infrastructure Architecture repository (OIAr)
  3. Gerrit A. Blaauw (1972) "Computer Architecture [ permanent dead link ]", Elektronische Rechenanlagen, Vol 4, p. 154-159