A knowledge base is a self-service centralized repository of readily available information about your business, its products or services, and industry-relevant topics. From the customer’s perspective, an external (or public) knowledge base is a go-to resource for them to learn everything they want about your company. For instance, your external knowledge base may incorporate FAQs, getting-started guides, how-to articles, feature updates, and so on meant for instant self-help.

A Knowledge Base, sometimes abbreviated to ‘KB’, is a core tenant of a successful service desk operation. This is a quick guide on the basics of Knowledge Base functionality, and how to integrate it’s features into your support desk team.