Opinions and discussion on content management by one of the biggest guys in the business. *Measured by weight not volume
Don’t miss our monthly recap of news, blog posts, and events from 35 Contract Life Cycle Management vendors. Subscribe to this recap and get a copy of our 2016 Contract Life Cycle Management Buyer’s Guide. Here’s the big new from November. CIO Review – 20 Most Promising Enterprise Contract Management Solution Providers 2016 – Nov... Continue Reading →
For way to long I’ve heard that there’s a difference between enterprise content management (ECM) at the “enterprise” level and at the “mid-market” level. It seems that “enterprise” has taken to mean the Global 2000, rather than the type of decision. Isn’t every organization an “enterprise”? This has meant to some that the mid-market is... Continue Reading →
Being in the electronic document world, I over analyze everyday paper processes. While some paper processes try to change, you just can’t seem to kill others. Here’re some paper zombies that just won’t seem to die. Direct (Junk) Mailers The US Postal Service is constantly threatening us. In February 2013, the U.S. Postal Service was... Continue Reading →
Why the Certified Information Professional is Important. I’ve been part of a debate for a little while around continuing education. I’m a fan of owning one’s own ECM career and posted on this before, but organizations also need to support their staff. I think continuing education is critical and all too often most services organizations... Continue Reading →
Don’t miss our monthly recap of news, blog posts, and events from 35 Contract Life Cycle Management vendors. Subscribe to this recap and get a copy of our 2016 Contract Life Cycle Management Buyer’s Guide. Here’s the big new from the last month. COUPA IPO NEWS Coupa up 87% in Software IPO (10/6/16) – Tech... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of October (2016), I had to put everything on hold and address a category 5 hurricane headed my way. (That means 157mph winds.) As I prepared, I was reminded of surviving Julio in open water in a sailboat in 2008. The lessons I learned growing up helped to understand what we were... Continue Reading →
When I stated that OpenText would not be “THE” leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM), I mentioned that there were three groups from which a leader would emerge. I’ve seen a change as I moved from working with the Documentum platform to working with OnBase in both the industry and customers that have three solutions... Continue Reading →
Oh what a few weeks we’ve had in Enterprise Content Management (ECM)! After the news that OpenText will acquire its competitor Documentum, we’ve seen some comments from Alfresco, with a simple reply back from OpenText CEO Barrenechea. Lee gave his thoughts, as did Bill Forquer from the OpenText front. There also been a lot of independent assessments. Dave Giordano... Continue Reading →
Today’s announcement that OpenText bought Documentum (a.k.a. Dell) EMC – ECD) was really not a surprise. It was pretty much a prewritten story with just the details missing. The question is does it really matter? It is not a huge win for Documentum, as would have been the case with private equity money allowing independence.... Continue Reading →
This was posted less than one hour before Open Text announced it would buy Documentum (a.k.a. EMC-ECD). My assessment of the acquisition is here. You have to look closely but there’s really a lot going on in the financial world around Enterprise Content Management. There is more out there than what will happen with Documentum. ... Continue Reading →
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