With the knowledge graph space exploding on all accounts (interest, use cases, funding), centrifugal and centripetal forces are simultaneously at play. While the "wild, early days" of knowledge graph technology are gone, the 20 year anniversary of the Semantic Web is a good opportunity to reflect on what worked and what didn't and to move forward in a pragmatic way.
A testament to the fact that this space is booming: more offerings are available every day, the quality and quantity of knowledge sharing is rising to meet the demand, and at the same time we are starting to see consolidation — in vendors, models, and standards.