This is the current version of the SHNS infrastructure: digraph Shns { subgraph clusterDC { ShnsDC[shape=plaintext]; Editor -> LocalDropZone -> SyndicationMultiplexor ; SHNSWebSite ; } edge[style=dashed] ; SyndicationMultiplexor -> LexusNexus ; subgraph clusterKnoxville { KnoxvilleHosting[shape=plaintext]; SyndicationMultiplexor -> KnoxvilleStoryDrop ; edge[style=solid] ; KnoxvilleStoryDrop -> SHNSDB ; SHNSDB -> LegacyColdFusionPages ; SHNSDB -> XMLScripts[fillcolor=pink] ; edge[style=dashed] ; XMLScripts -> SHNSWebSite ; edge[style=solid] ; SHNSDB -> ContextCartridge[fillcolor=pink] -> EditorSearch -> Editors ; SHNSDB -> FFFeeds -> FFCore -> FFCMA -> OtherFFSites; //edge[style=dashed weight=1] ; //EditorSearch -> SHNSWebSite ; //EditorSearch -> XMLScripts ; } // node[shape=box] ; // CoreNote[label="Each of these\nsteps occurs\nin VGNP"] ; // CoreNote -> FFCore ; } And here is the proposed architecture: digraph Shns { subgraph clusterDC { ShnsDC[shape=plaintext]; Editor -> LocalDropZone ; } LexusNexus ; subgraph clusterKnoxville { KnoxvilleHosting[shape=plaintext]; edge[style=dashed] ; LocalDropZone -> KnoxvilleStoryDrop ; edge[style=solid] ; KnoxvilleStoryDrop -> SHNSDB ; KnoxvilleStoryDrop -> Verity ; SHNSDB -> LegacyColdFusionPages ; SHNSDB -> SHNSWebSite ; SHNSDB -> EditorSearch ; Verity -> EditorSearch -> Editors ; Verity -> SHNSWebSite ; SHNSDB -> FFFeeds -> FFCore -> FFCMA -> OtherFFSites; } edge[style=dashed dir=back]; LexusNexus ->KnoxvilleStoryDrop; } I've been talking to CraigHubbs about verity for this.