Is FUD keeping you locked into a bad ECM Implementation? Fear, uncertainty, and doubt can keep anyone from improving the status quo of a poor, but working, enterprise content management (ECM) system. In addition, a lack of system sponsorship can fail to crystallize the vision for the organization. The business is then stuck with a […]
Why should your company move from a shared drive to Enterprise Content Management (ECM)?
In the past, we have talked about why Box will never be a serious ECM – but when we talk to our clients, almost all of them have one or more “shared” drives that are used to store documents. For this post, let’s explore exactly what we mean by a “shared” drive and why your company […]
Can You Create ECM Innovation with Legacy Tools? – Document Strategy Guest Contributor
Dave Giordano, President and Founder of TSG, was invited to be a guest contributor for the Document Strategy blog. The following is a re-publish of his first article covering innovation in the ECM space. Read the original post here.
Documentum Alfresco Comparison Whitepaper – January 2017 Update
TSG has updated their whitepaper detailing key differences between Documentum and Alfresco. This post will present the executive summary with a link to obtain the entire paper. As an infrastructure component, Enterprise Content Management (ECM) assists customers with keeping consistent control of the storage and management of their content assets across a variety of industries […]
Documentum and Alfresco – Versioning, Security and Relationship Differences
One of the more common requirements we see from our manufacturing and operation clients is tight control around document versioning. In some cases, for example Pharmaceuticals, these systems are tightly regulated (and possibly audited) by a government agency such as the FDA. As we see more and more clients choosing Alfresco over Documentum, this post […]
Document Management – What It Is and Why You Need It
Many people in the world live and breathe document management and they may not even know it. The tools are built into their every day life and ideally make their jobs easier. Unfortunately, a majority of people in enterprises are sometimes leveraging tools that are not true document management solutions. A basic understanding of what true […]
Avoiding Alfresco Performance Problems from Day 1 – Keeping My ECM Healthy
One of the great things about Alfresco is that it offers all-in-one installation packages to make installation simple on both Windows and Linux servers. With a few clicks, you can have an Alfresco repository deployed and running in a matter of a few minutes. This is especially useful when setting up development environments. When using […]
How Do I know if my Enterprise Content Management (ECM) System is Healthy?
How do you know if your Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system is healthy? You take its pulse and ask a few questions! Checking a document management system can be likened to a trip to the doctor. There are a few low cost steps that will tell you everything is all right, or just like a […]
Microsoft Azure HDInsight for ECM on Hadoop
As we have posted in the past, Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure offering has been a very attractive option for companies looking to outsource some, or all, of their infrastructure. Microsoft, while a little late to the market, has put together a comparable suite of tools to Amazon’s AWS offerings, including a very robust Hadoop […]