A recent Sitecore implementation required the retrieval and display of knowledge base articles from a 3rd party vendor. In another word: (pause for dramatic effect) Integration. An innocuous word in and of itself, but with seemingly infinite definitions and a complexity belying it's singularity. Fortunately, there are a number of avenues available to Sitecore developers when determining the best approach for weaving external data into the fabric of a website. Depending on requirements, you may find yourself using data providers, custom item editors, wildcard items, data importing, magic or some other technique. More...