This month Big Men On Content celebrated its second birthday. There are a great many things I could highlight but I'll just point out a few. I wrote an post in February of 2008 wondering if my opinion of Sharepoint would change if it were on Oracle. This has proven to be the most viewed... Continue Reading →
8 Dimensions for CMS Technical Evaluation
There are many places you can go to find information on the racking and stacking of CMS systems. Everyone has their preference and there is no shortage of experts who will evaluate your situation and conclude their favorite is the best for the job. Over the years I have developed a serious disdain for a common... Continue Reading →
EMC Embraces CEVA Strategy with CSC FirstDoc
A huge announcement was made today by EMC and CSC (Computer Sciences Corp) around the controlled and regulatory document space. EMC is focusing on platform functionality for controlled documents while CSC will provide "the last mile" functionality to the end user. This is a big shift for EMC who often competed with CSC FirstDoc (formerly... Continue Reading →
ECM, So Easy Even a COBOL Programmer Can Do It
I've been in a lot of meetings recently where I've found myself in a conundrum. As you've seen from a lot of my posts I proclaim that content management is an easy thing to understand. I really do believe that it's true. But then I'm confronted with developers that want to build their own content... Continue Reading →
xDB Matters
XML Databases are not new. People have been working with the concept (if not the name) for a decade. One of the primary vendors in the space, MarkLogic, just announcedthey raised $12.5 m USD in series D funding. This is a notable event - not so much for the company but more for the technology. It shows that... Continue Reading →
One Press Release – 2 Very Different Developments
EMC announced in a single press release two very different but equally significant things this week. Chapter One First, the Case Managment Solution Framework is the first in a what promises to be a list of bundles of Documentum software configured and customized around a horizontal content capability. Man that's a really long sentence. ... Continue Reading →
Content as a Capital Asset
I just read a nice post on Web Content Migration where the author compares most web migration projects to pouring sour milk into a new jug. This piqued my interest mainly because I had just ruined and otherwise perfectly good cup of coffee with a shot of half and half turned medical experiment. Gerry laments... Continue Reading →
Flex Charts and Documentum
A few weeks ago I wrote about my great experience with Flex Builder 3.0 and Documentum. I recently had a little fun so I thought I would share the experience. I wanted to throw a pie chart of some Documentum data on a portal and was able to get it done in under thirty minutes.... Continue Reading →
The ECM Architect’s Creed
A very wise young man asked the question - "Why even bother with wiki's in Documentum. Open source tools were there first and it's just not worth the trouble. " The implication also being that somehow backing into paying for something that is essentially free just doesn't make sense. It's at this point in the... Continue Reading →
EMC Documentum’s OEM Platform
At EMC World, the OEM edition of Documentum was unveiled, Content Services OEM. The presentation showed that EMC understands that an OEM program is made up of the platform, support, and marketing. Unfortunately what they developed for CS didn't quite meet the standards that they themselves announced. But there are ways to work around their... Continue Reading →
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