Hard to think it’s been eleven years since Lee and I started this blog. Putting two big southern guys in the same room with opposing views was bound to cause some noise. Our daily debates during lunch about the how and whys of the (then) Enterprise Content Management space sparked interest in those that passed... Continue Reading →
Content Federation Is Not Federated Search
Content Federations is one of the cornerstones of a Content Services Platform (CSP). Content federations have been growing for the last two years. Federations go back to 2000, but the concept is still new to some. I’ve seen some recent confusion about the difference between Content Federations and Federated Search. I thought I might provide... Continue Reading →
How Relativity Ages Your Tech Career
Have you ever heard of the Twin Paradox? It is a classic illustration of the consequences of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. One twin remains on Earth while the other leaves the planet and travels for a period time at close to the speed of light. When he returns his twin will have aged passed... Continue Reading →
The Value of Competitive Intelligence
One of the most underappreciated roles in software is that of competitive intelligence. Too often organizations see this role as the first to be cut. But having someone that knows where the other vendors in your space are heading can be valuable. I can just imagine how vendors in the Content Services Platform, a.k.a. ECM,... Continue Reading →
Box is Leading Innovations in Content Services Platform
(Added some post publishing clarification and correction ***) Last week I attended Boxworks, my first Box conference. I’ve been following Box for some time but really hadn’t jumped on the bandwagon. So after having some conversations with the Box team at AIIM 2018, I decided I had to give Box a good look. I shared... Continue Reading →
Mermaids and the Depth of Professionalism
We recently took our daughter to see the Weeki Wachee mermaids, one of Florida’s oldest tourist attractions. Our daughter watched in amazement as the curtains pulled back in the underwater theater to reveal three live mermaids. The show was fun but I couldn’t watch the mermaids with childlike wonder. I was amazed by the technical... Continue Reading →
Box for Enterprise is Ideal for Midmarket Document Management
I’ve recently taken a hard look at Box for Enterprise. The changes that I’ve seen develop over the last several years are very interesting and show why it has become a major player in the Content Services Platform market or what used to be called Enterprise Content Management (ECM). But the big story that keeps... Continue Reading →
What to Make of DocuSign’s Acquisition of SpringCM
On July 31, DocuSign announced that it was acquiring SpringCM for $220 million. I think a general “huh?” could be heard across the industry. What exactly does this mean? For the last few years I’ve been looking at the two markets, of ECM and CLM, and the confusion that exists between them. About DocuSign and... Continue Reading →
ECM is Missing out on Technology Partner Ecosystem
I got my start in software with a leading enterprise content management (ECM) software vendor and I learned the value of a solid partner network early on. Over the last 20 years I have been in the ECM industry working for various types of organizations and continue to embrace the value of partners in the... Continue Reading →
ECM Vendors in Your Backyard
Looking at any traditional list of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) vendors one might think that the industry is rather small but you would be mistaken. I recently decided to complete a research project I started on the ECM vendor landscape. I’m not sure that I am actually done with the project, nor that it is... Continue Reading →
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