Opinions and discussion on content management by one of the biggest guys in the business. *Measured by weight not volume
The world of collaboration is changing and EMC is making dramatic moves to address the portfolio’s relevance in the market. All of the legacy ECM vendors are struggling to maintain or redefine themselves in this space. There is no debating the fact that SharePoint was a tremendously disruptive product in the collaboration market and redefinition... Continue Reading →
I’m a casual Facebook user, but coming off of a one week Eastern Caribbean cruise has left me wonder, do marketers get it? I last took a long cruise ten years ago. It was the end of the internet bubble but on my cruise ship were four PCs. Even in a ship full of computer... Continue Reading →
What Country is the home of the largest manufacturer of mobile phones? A clue, the same country that is home to the company with three of the top ten paid apps on iTunes. Give up? Finland. Yes I said Finland. As I like to say, “Nokia is a river in Finland not a company in Japan.” ... Continue Reading →
Over the years I've come up with odd projects for myself. It started during my first retirement when I got into astronomy and very quickly astrophotography. Incredible astrophotographical images come from both skill and equipment and I was fortunate to learn from some really great amateurs. But I decided to take my own path, to see what's the... Continue Reading →
If there’s one thing I hate more than “Barney” press releases, it’s technology PR stunts. Most recently to the top of my list is IBM’s Watson. I’ve heard about Watson’s capabilities and possibilities from so many different people both inside and outside technology. Each not realizing what it is, a technology daredevil. I remember TV’s... Continue Reading →
Zombies are taking over your IT department. Not the shuffling flesh-eating kind. Something far worse. Zombie applications. They look like their alive but they are not. They used to be living breathing systems but now they are the undead of your application portfolios. Every IT department has a list as long as your arm of... Continue Reading →
Nobody got anywhere in the world simply by being content. - Louis L'Amour This was the Google quote of the day and as proof that I have been doing this job too long, in my head I put the emphasis on the wrong syllable. I read it con'-tent instead of con-tent'. This made me wonder... Continue Reading →
Adobe and Microsoft – This is one of those rumors that make my skin crawl. While I happily use technology from both I have very different opinions of the two organizations and their relative impact on my life. I can’t help but think that Microsoft will ruin the sweet Adobe experience. For many of us... Continue Reading →
Warning - the following is far more philosophical than technical so if you find it annoying remember you were warned... We have developed a hyper-analytical mindset when it comes to change. This is learned behavior because the older and larger an organzation becomes the more management penalizes failure to the degree that we want 100%... Continue Reading →
As the year comes to an end it’s time to look at the future. While many are looking to major predictions for next year, I thought I’d focus on the most obvious ones. These are the top five ECM assumptions that loom ahead in are day-to-day work lives 2010 #1 SharePoint and Traditional ECM Won’t... Continue Reading →
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