This is the third and final post in the Problem With "E" in ECM Series. In the first I outlined why "E" representing enterprise has lost its meaning and usefulness when discussing content management in all its flavors. In the second installment I discussed how SharePoint has captured the ECM market as we knew it. In the... Continue Reading →
Burntsand the Latest Acquisition by Open Text
Yesterday Open Text announced that it was acquiring Burntsand for $11M CAD. Considering Burntsand has reported a profit only once in the past nine years (in 2007), this is another "interesting play" for Open Text. But does it really mean anything. Burntsand is one of those Systems Integrators that you hear about in this space every so often. ... Continue Reading →
Do You Know Your SharePoint?
Like it or not SharePoint has become part of almost every enterprise. The ease in which collaboration can be performed and with which sites can be deployed makes it very user friendly. The free entry level product supports adoption too. Interestingly IT lets it grow without the arguments for controls they placed on products like... Continue Reading →
The Problem With “E” in ECM – Part II – How SharePoint Is Capturing ECM
This is the second installment of "The Problem With 'E' in ECM" - Follow this link to read the first post. When you look at the impact SharePoint has made in the content management arena the metrics are truly astounding. So much so that we now talk about SharePoint as a market unto itself. ISV's and... Continue Reading →
Content Management, “Over the Next Hill”
Recently I had saw a strange slide put up on the wall. It simply said “Over the Hill”. It’s intent was not to look out a year or two into the future but to look ten years out. I thought hey what a great idea. Then I had a flash back to one of those... Continue Reading →
The Problem With “E” in ECM – Part I
In the late 90's it seemed everything was getting E'd.(pronounced like seed) Putting an "E" in front of everything made it better. eBusiness is better than Business right? I was making fun of this trend in a meeting at a major air line (that starts with D) and said - "you know - what we really... Continue Reading →
2010 Content Management Assumptions from Marko Sillanpaa
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 →
2010 Content Management Predictions from Lee Dallas
My dream job is being a pundit on a cable news network. Dress nice, spout opinions all day and no accountability. (not unlike an executive consultant) As it is though I have to work for a living and the closest I can get to that is making predictions about the content management market place for... Continue Reading →
Witnessing the Birth of a CEVA Ecosystem
Those of you that have read my articles before know I’m big on CEVA’s. I think Content Enabled Vertical Applications (or if you now prefer Composite Content Applications) are the future for enterprise content management. I believe that ECM would gain stronger visibility and penetration in the enterprise by allowing and supporting the development of... Continue Reading →
What could stop SharePoint
Considering the recent track record, it's hard to imagine what could stand in the way of SharePoint gaining CMS market dominance over the next few years. Until you consider this announcement. One reason SharePoint is gaining acceptance is because of its close ties to the authoring tools. Everyone generally agrees it is less than it could... Continue Reading →
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