Open Source Hadoop becoming increasing popular for ECM customers Chicago, IL. – February 4, 2015 – Technology Services Group, Inc. (TSG), an open-source enterprise content management (ECM) solution provider, today announced the creation of a new practice area specifically focused on Hadoop and related technologies. ... [Continue Reading]
TSG Learning Zone Updated with HPI 2.1 Demos!
We have updated the TSG Learning Zone with videos showing off the latest HPI 2.1 release. Click here to access the Learning Zone. Be sure to view the following short (1-3 minute) videos to see the major functionality the HPI provides. See the list below for links to the individual demos, as well as a 1 hour recording of the Enhancing Alfresco Share with HPI 2.1 webinar: ... [Continue Reading]
Enhancing Alfresco Share with HPI 2.1 – Search and Document Display
TSG will be conducting a Webinar with Alfresco on February 11 (Recording Posted) on how to enhance or extend Alfresco Share with HPI 2.1. This post is the first in a series of posts on how HPI 2.1 can work with Share and will focus on Search and Document Display. ... [Continue Reading]
Alfresco 2013 Summit – Recap
TSG attended the Alfresco Summit on November 12-15 as a Silver Sponsor. This event was formerly known as Alfresco DevCon but has evolved to focus on not just development, but also the experience for end users as well as solutions built on Alfresco. This post will present some of our thoughts on the conference and other Alfresco announcements. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum and Alfresco – Mobile Access to Effective Content
One of our clients has recently implemented HPI for mobile access of approved documents. This post will present the business case as well as a quick look at the client’s particular implementation. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum – EMC World/Momentum 2013 – TSG Recap
Thanks to all of you that again made our Momentum EMC World our most successful posting days. This year was an interesting time. It really made our day to get feedback that many of you look forward to the summaries as well as how the blogs throughout the year have helped with Documentum-related decisions throughout the year. This post will try to wrap-up and summarize all the other postings, as well as express TSG's opinion on the event. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum and Alfresco Solutions – Compliance Solution for Regulated Industries – Demo Series
TSG has always tried to a follow a “try it before you buy it” mantra with our products and our branded solutions. While the most active area of our website has always been our Learning Zone screencams of demos, we received feedback that being able to present the demonstrations in more of a story format would make sense for our solutions. If you have a moment, please take a look at our Compliance Solution for Regulated Industries – Demo Series and give us your thoughts on our first release. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Upgrades – Handling eSignatures in Documentum 6.6+
Starting in Documentum Content Server 6.6, using the eSignature mechanism uses iText rather than PDF Fusion to create the electronic signature page. Documentum made this move to iText in order to be able to support creating eSignatures when the content server was running on a Unix/Linux environment, which was previously unsupported. Using the eSignature mechanism still requires a TCS (Trusted Content Services) license from EMC. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum to Alfresco Migration – TSG Compliance Solution for Regulated Industries
Last week we posted about solutions and how Documentum and Alfresco are focused on providing solutions in different ways. One major solution we see both Alfresco and Documentum targeting is Document Control/Compliance for life sciences, nuclear utilities and other regulated industries. Typically control requirements affect the creation and changing of SOPs, Policies, Procedures, Test Methods, Submission Documents, Engineering Drawings, Specifications, Calculations, Design Documents, ... [Continue Reading]
Implementing a Controlled Documentation and Change Control Solution on Alfresco
TSG has been implementing Controlled Documentation systems since the inception of Document Management in the 1990’s. While the solution is tried and true, so many companies still struggle with how to manage their controlled documentation efficiently. Our most recent implementation focuses on implementing the solution on the Alfresco platform for a fraction of the typical costs. If you missed the session, recording now available here. You can learn more by attending a webinar TSG is co-hosting ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum and Alfresco – Electronic Forms and Workflow User Requirements
We met with a client this week that is evaluating the Active Wizard for an electronic forms infrastructure to replace many paper, Word and PDF forms within the organization. The Active Wizard is TSG’s most popular Open Source offering (currently on version 4.0). This post will present the “high priority” requirements along with our thoughts and capabilities of the Active Wizard. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Client Briefing – Final Agenda – June 7th – University of Chicago Gleacher Center in Chicago
TSG will be holding our 5th annual client briefing on June 7th, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center from 9 to 5. Agenda will include EMC World Recap, State of Enterprise Content Management discussion lead by Doculabs, Client Survery Presentation and Benchmarking, Mobile Product Demonstrations and case studies along with TSG Product Roadmaps. If you are interested in attending, contact us at inquiry@tsgrp.com. Full Agenda to follow. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum – Using OpenOverlay to Provide Functionality Not Available in PDF Stamping Services
As readers who use EMC's Documentum Compliance Manager (DCM) product will know, with the 6.5 release there was an architecture switch in the way dynamic overlays were applied to documents with the introduction of PDF Stamping Services (PSS). Prior to version 6.5, PDF Aqua was integrated into the product and customers used it to design and configure the overlays they needed to appear for documents as they moved through different stages of their lifecycle. These overlays could range from simple ... [Continue Reading]
OpenOverlay – OpenSource Alternative for Adding Watermarks and Overlays in Documentum, Alfresco, and others
OpenOverlay has been a core TSG offering since 2007 and while not as visible as some of our other products it is used at many clients and enables key features such as electronic signatures, controlled printing, watermarking, overlay form responses, and letterhead and logo application. Many clients that use it for real-time dynamic property display of document status, version, print date, author, or any other attribute information. OpenOverlay may be deployed on as part of an ECM system or a ... [Continue Reading]
Alfresco Consulting – Documentum Disruptor #2
We posted an article last week on how Alfresco and SharePoint were Disrupting Documentum. The term disruptor is from the Innovators Dilemma business book and it relates to how difficult it is for one company to continue technology innovation over time and newcomers disrupt the industry. In a phone discussion with one of the responders, we discussed how consulting resources (like ourselves) are assisting in that cycle. This post will discuss how TSG and others Alfresco consulting firms are ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Business Continuity – A Cached Content Approach
One of the more successful applications we see long-term Documentum customers implement successfully is a business continuity solution based on caching approved content to a separate “read-only” repositories. This post will discuss the reasons for business continuity solutions and integration options for Documentum as well as business continuity war-stories from selective clients. ... [Continue Reading]
Alfresco and Change Management
One of the first ECM applications TSG ever developed for a client 15 years ago this month was the “Smart CR” where CR stood for change request. When it comes to Change Management, we (TSG) have experienced a variety of approaches and best practices. For this post, we will detail those best practices and how to develop a “best practices” Change Management approach with Alfresco. ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum, Document Control and Alfresco
I was talking to a Life Sciences client that was looking to move away from Documentum for Document Control and they were asking the logical question “Why haven’t more companies moved to Alfresco and Open Source?” For this post, I will try to address some of the reasons as well as present some background on how best practices for Document Control with Alfresco. From an informal discussion with my peers here at TSG, some of the main reasons include: ... [Continue Reading]
Third Annual TSG Client Briefing – June 3rd – 2010
TSG will be holding our third annual client briefing on June 3, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center from 9 to 4:30. The briefing focuses on TSG facilitation of specific ECM topics with a focus on interaction between clients for experience, lessons learned and best practices. Last year’s briefing included: Introductions – sharing “What I would like to learn today” EMC World 2009 Recap Upgrading to Documentum 6 ECM Interface Design Lunch (Wolfgang Puck Catered) and ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Upgrade – Understanding all the Pieces
As mentioned in previous posts, many clients are struggling with the upgrade to Documentum 6.5. Typically, the upgrade of the Documentum components are only one piece of what can be a difficult puzzle. Upgrading servers, operating systems, databases, and document manipulation services all add a level of complexity and coordination. This post will highlight typical components/functions and TSG’s thoughts and recommendations. Thanks to the clients (you know who you are) that contributed so ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Consulting and Open Source
I had a good meeting last week with a potential new partner of TSG in regards to how to work together to offer Open Source solutions across our joint customer base. While we have had many firms download our Open Source software (Crown Partners, CSC/FCG, IBM, PWC, Cognizant and EMC themselves to name a few), most don’t understand how Open Source can improve their consulting offerings. In our last discussion with EMC, we are the only certified partner offering all of our solutions as Open ... [Continue Reading]
Documentum Open Source Software
In talking with a new client last week, the client asked “Why do you do Open Source software for Documentum, a commercial software package?” As the only long-term Documentum partner to offer all of our software as Open Source, we get that question often. I thought I would use this entry to explain our strategy and how our clients affect our software development efforts. Form and Workflow Extensions – the beginning of our Open Source Efforts In 2001, we began creating what eventually ... [Continue Reading]
TSG Open Source Product Plans
We just finished up our 3rd Quarter planning in regards to our product solutions. Some highlights: OpenMigrate continues to be our top downloaded product. Most of our effort in the 2nd quarter involved taking this enterprise class solution and make it easier to install and configure. From discussions with users, our efforts have been a success. Users continued to be impressed with the speed and capabilities. We are anticipating a surge this fall as users leverage OpenMigrate as part of ... [Continue Reading]
Increase in downloads of Documentum Open Source from TSG
Over the past couple of months we have noticed a marked increase in the number of downloads of our Open Source offerings for Documentum. Comparing January to June, our downloads have increased 200%. Without engaging in any scientific studies, we can’t help but wonder whether this increase is due to: Continued evolution of the Open Source movement and the adoption by traditional software purchasers as to the benefits of Open Source The recession and tightening IT budgets The upcoming end of ... [Continue Reading]
