Building a Business Case
A solid business case is essential to any investment in enteprise search and content management. How will you know your project is a business success?
Article: E-mail Archiving and Management Healthcheck
Does Your Company Have an E-mail Archiving and Management Problem?
Nearly everyone gripes about the effectiveness of their e-mail archiving and management tools, but just how bad is the problem at your enterprise? Take our handy e-mail archiving and management "health quiz" and get a custom diagnosis...
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Article: DAM-Trends
Innovations in Digital Asset Management, Circa 2008
The Digital Asset Management (DAM) marketplace doesn't receive a lot of attention, but DPCI's Joseph Bachana argues that some very interesting developments are transpiring. The problem is, no single vendor has a lock on how to combine all these innovations into a comprehensive offering...
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Article: 2008 Predictions
Twelve Predictions for 2008
It's that time of year again. The CMS Watch analyst team ponders what to expect next year, and offers 12 predictions that we think will shape content technologies in 2008 -- from Google to Microsoft, Web/Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise Search, Archiving, and more...
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Article: ECM-WCM-Portal
Do you need an ECMS, WCMS, or a Portal?
In a world where content technology categories overlap, how do you figure out which type of solution do you really need? CMS Watch founder Tony Byrne argues that the best approach to distinguishing among Web CMS, Enterprise Content Management, and Portal solutions is identifying the specific business scenario you're trying to address.
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Article: CMS Consolidation
Question CMS Consolidation
Your enterprise accountants may get very excited calculating how
much money could be saved by consolidating disparate content management systems.
Graham Oakes argues, however, that once you ask some key questions, the cost
savings -- and business benefits -- might not add up....
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Article: 2007 Analyst Predictions
Predictions for 2007: The elusive quest for simple
The team at CMS Watch returns from the winter holidays to offer our predictions for 2007. The upshot? Things in the world of content technologies aren't as simple as they seem...
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Article: Comparing Portal Products
Enterprise Portals: Tip of Which Iceberg?
Summarizing recent CMS Watch research on portal software, Janus Boye finds that portal technology represents just the tip of the enterprise information iceberg. But given the diversity of portal scenarios, you should ask yourself which iceberg you're on...
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Article: Project Management
Why do CMS projects go over budget?
Lots of reasons, says CMS Watch contributing analyst, Janus Boye. Some of them stem from good old fashioned IT overruns, but CMS projects in particular are prone to budget shortfalls. Check out this list before creating your next budget...
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Article: RM 101
Why Records Management?
The term "records management" is on many lips these days, but just what is it? CMS Watch Records Management channel analyst Priscilla Emery offers a handy primer, excerpted from our newly-published Records Management Report...
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Article: Point-Counterpoint
Suites vs. Best-of-Breed
Which is better, content management suites or best-of-breed solutions? See ECM suite vendor FileNet and Web content management vendor Tridion duke it out...
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Article: Healthcheck
Does Your Company Have an Enterprise Search Problem?
Nearly everyone gripes about the effectiveness of their enterprise search engine(s), but just how bad is the problem at your enterprise? Take our handy search "health quiz" and get a custom diagnosis...
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Article: Project Collaboration
Collaboration First, Then Knowledge Management
Looking to facilitate electronic collaboration in your enterprise? Matthew Clapp returns to CMS Watch to argue that you should endeavor first to support the practical needs of distributed workers for completing projects -- and only then support leveraging that knowledge for the rest of the enterprise...
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Article: Web Accessibility
Content Management Systems Can Improve Accessibility
Is your website accessible? Jim Howard returns to CMSWatch to argue that you should achieve accessibility by leveraging a content management system to output multiple versions of your content...
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Article: The CMSWatch List
Twenty Leaders to Watch in 2004
Breakfast in Paris... open-source guys in suits... your own unheralded guru... taming the European parliament... defining ECM... and re-inventing BBC online. Just a few of the stories behind 20 content management leaders who CMSWatch thinks are worth watching in 2004...
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Article: Lou Rosenfeld
Content Management and Information Architecture
Information Architecture guru Lou Rosenfeld says that IA and CMS people have a lot to learn from each other...
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Article: Enterprise Content Management
"ECM" -- Don't buy it
Doesn't "Enterprise" Content Management sound alluring? Most analysts think so, and many vendors have joined the ECM bandwagon. CrownPeak's Jim Howard returns to CMS Watch to argue that ECM is so hot, in fact, that its early practioners are getting badly burned...
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Article: 20 Leaders
Twenty Leaders to See in 2003
In a still-maturing CMS marketplace, thought-leaders help make sense of the choices facing buyers and vendors alike. CMSWatch picks 20 people who could make a difference in the CMS world this year...
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Article: So You Can't Afford a CMS
Making Improvements in Tough Times
Boss says there's no money for a (new) CMS? Don't fret, argues CMS Consultant Ray Luoma, you can accomplish some highly valuable tasks that will position you for a successful CMS implementation when budgets free up again down the road...
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Article: CMS Survey
Finding Good User Data
Managing Editor Tony Byrne says that new research reveals that a small survey sampling can carry a large analytical import...
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Article: ROI
Finding the ROI in Content Management
You know the CFO's going to ask...so why not have your story straight, right up front? Many analysts have argued that calculating an ROI for CMS is nearly impossible. Jim Howard, CEO of CrownPeak, begs to differ...
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