Opinions and discussion on content management by one of the biggest guys in the business. *Measured by weight not volume
Every one of us are living the Zoom life with our working days comprised of meeting after meeting on video. This shift will be one of the long lasting impacts of the pandemic as we have readjusted our expectations for what it means to meet together. Along with this comes the ability to easily record... 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 →
Papa's (Ernest Hemingway's) Favorite Hamburger Ernest Hemingway was the original “Most Interesting Man in the World.” In 2002 when I heard that Hemmingway’s library in Cuba would be digitized I pushed for Documentum to get involved. I was ready to volunteer my skills and my vacations to the effort. Documentum didn’t, but I didn’t forget the... Continue Reading →
I’ve found myself playing around archives for a few projects. Usually it is for my blog Finnish Not Done, which would not exist if it were not for archives of the migration of Finnish people in the Americas. I recently used archives for a story about AIIM’s early history, which got me thinking. When talking... Continue Reading →
Last week at the AIIM Conference, I noticed that lots of companies are looking for the quick win on records management. There’s no such thing. Users need to realize records management is like a diet. At my annual physical my doctor keeps telling me to eat right and exercise. I do neither, so can I... Continue Reading →
I'm going to be honest, selling “scan and store” is boring. When I get asked the value of simply scanning all the documents in a file room and storing them in a repository with a simple index, I become Rainman. “That will be $10,000 and you’ll have a 1-year return on investment.” Usually no one... Continue Reading →
Organizations have been quick to adopt social channels as a new communication mechanism. But the records aspect of these channels is often ignored. Control over instant messaging (AOL Instant Messenger) was ignored by trading companies fourteen years ago until word got out. But oddly, the problem is still happening today. As new social channels are... Continue Reading →
Being in this space for too many years to count, I’ve often been pleased to see that there are altruistic ECM projects going on. Something as Lee would put it, “wasn’t putting toilet seats on the internet.” I really enjoy the work I can do with non-profits and it just puts an extra pep-in-your-step when... Continue Reading →
Several weeks ago Ron Miller wrote a piece about a potential smoking gun email in the Google/Oracle Java patent suit where he cites Cyrus Mistry's 2010 AIIM keynote. As Ron recalls, Mistry declared "Everyone gets access to all data and keep it forever." I was at the same event and my reaction at the time... Continue Reading →
Some may have been surprised to see Iron Mountain selling it’s digital assets (read source code) for records management to Autonomy. But not if you were looking at the big picture it’s not a surprise. Well really it’s only the price tag that was a surprise. For what Iron Mountain bought Mimosa last year for... Continue Reading →
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