Last week after meeting with some FileNet customers, we posted on the developing a business case to replace FileNet. Some of the feedback we got was that the article could be applied to other ECM tools, particularly from Documentum customers. This post will discuss the development of a business case with both a hard and […]
Alfresco Guest Contributor – Documentum, FileNet & OpenText – should I stay or should I go?
Dave Giordano, President and Founder of TSG, was invited to be a guest contributor on the Alfresco blog. His latest article covers the struggle legacy ECM customers have when choosing to stay or leave their existing implementations. With the cloud, cost savings and rapid growth of Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) vendors like AWS, legacy […]
Documentum – Should I stay or should I go? Thoughts on the OpenText Purchase Six Months Later
TSG talked with a 20+ year Documentum client yesterday about the future of Documentum. Like many Documentum customers, the client had postponed any decision about future plans for their system until there was a clear understanding of what OpenText would do with Documentum. With OpenText Enterprise World complete, this post will present our TSG thoughts […]
OpenText Enterprise World – Thoughts on the Keynote for Documentum Customers
Over the years, some of our more popular posts have been our thoughts on EMC World/Momentum which TSG had attended for the past 20 years. With Documentum being bought by OpenText, the Documentum Momentum event has died with Documentum related activities included in the OpenText Enterprise World event held earlier this month in Toronoto. Due […]
ECM Roadmap – Thoughts on Planning for the Future
TSG was part of a presentation on at the Document Strategy Conference two weeks ago. One of the follow-up items was our thoughts on an ECM Roadmap. Tied to our earlier post on upcoming ECM disruptions, this post will present our initial thoughts on defining a roadmap and approach for modernizing an ECM System.
Documentum purchase by OpenText finalized – Detailed Analysis and Predictions
Two weeks ago on 1/23/17 Documentum officially became part of OpenText. Most of the analysts, including all of us at TSG, have been recommending clients “wait and see” in regards to how OpenText accommodates their new acquisition. This post will share our analysis and predictions based on our review of OpenText’s initial statements since the […]
Documentum – ECD CEO Rohit Ghai leaves Documentum for RSA
With one or two weeks to go until the Documentum/ECD purchase by OpenText closes, Rohit Ghai, CEO of ECD announced yesterday (via a tweet – what’s with that?) that he would be staying with Dell rather than travel with the rest of the Documentum team to OpenText.
2017 ECM Thoughts and Predictions as well as recap of 2016 postings
With the beginning of 2017, it is time for our annual thoughts from our blog from 2016 as well as the ECM industry in general. Biggest news of the year – Dell purchases EMC, OpenText purchases Documentum from Dell Clearly the biggest news of the year for our readers was the purchase by Dell of […]
Documentum purchased by OpenText – 4 ways to reduce the risk of an unknown OpenText future
Announced on September 12th, OpenText is purchasing the assets of the Enterprise Content Division of EMC (that includes Documentum among other products). For more thoughts, see our Detailed Analysis and Predictions. While predictions around the web vary on the future of the combined offerings, one common, very valid concern based on OpenText’s history, is: what […]