Recently TSG worked with an R&D client to migrate content from two legacy OpenText repositories into a new Alfresco environment using OpenMigrate. This post will discuss the process used to perform the OpenText to Alfresco migration, as well as some of the technical challenges that were encountered along the way.
FileNet Migration to Alfresco – Best Practices with OpenMigrate
Whether it is a trend, just coincidence, or the fading of IBM’s influence in content management, recently we have had multiple clients request migration of FileNet images and documents to Alfresco as part of a long term plan to remove the FileNet/IBM solutions from their infrastructure. This post will share our experience and thoughts around […]
Alfresco 5.1 Released: First Look
Alfresco 5.1 was released yesterday. As a premier partner, TSG received an early release to prepare our clients as well as certify our solutions. This post will share our quick thoughts on the new platform, changes in the new version, and our thoughts on how we are planning to take advantage of some of the new […]
Alfresco Claims Processing – Product Roadmap and Future Vision
Last week, TSG conducted a product briefing for some select clients. One of our large Alfresco claim processing clients, currently leveraging the TSG Policy and Claim solution for Alfresco, Documentum or Hadoop, was an active participant and brainstormed on their current and future needs. This post will highlight those conversations and vision as well as […]
Alfresco 5 Deployment : Tips and Tricks
TSG has had two recent clients deploy Alfresco 5. After stabilizing the environments to handle the proper production load, we gathered a list of tips and tricks that have helped improve performance for Alfresco 5 around transformation and Microsoft SQL Server. For clients familar with Alfresco 4, we have found making some small changes within […]
Documentum and Alfresco – Salesforce Integration for Contract Management
During our development of our Contract Management Solution, we found a common requirement to initiate a contract is the extraction of values from the CRM system. For one client, the information from their CRM system (Salesforce) was a easy way to jump start the contract development process while improving data integrity and reducing keying. This post will […]
Documentum – Top Tips for 2016
To begin 2016, we’d like to do a post surrounding our thoughts on what Documentum clients should planning for in the upcoming year. See previous posts in 2012 and 2010. This year’s post will review our earlier tips and highlight our thoughts for 2016.
HotDocs – Document Creation for Documentum, Alfresco and Hadoop
Based on a client need and as part of our Contract Management solution, TSG has developed an integration to HotDocs and has also become a reseller for HotDocs. HotDocs allows for data to drive the creation of documents and supports simple (ex: form letters) and complex (ex: contracts) document types. TSG’s integration allows the data […]
Alfresco Office Services with Single Sign-On
We were recently involved with helping a new client install and configure Alfresco. Part of the configuration included integration with the client’s existing single sign-on software. This post will describe some of the hurdles and lessons learned with getting Alfresco Office Services (AOS) working in their environment.