Executive Opinion: Five Reasons (Other Than Free) To Choose Open Source ECM

By Cheryl McKinnon, Nuxeo

The ECM market is changing, continually feeling pressured by converging events. The Microsoft SharePoint juggernaut increasingly fills many of the basic content and collaboration needs for business. Companies are mandated to cut IT maintenance and license costs. New interoperability standards such as CMIS (content management interoperability standards) come into play. Acceptance of new, alternative delivery methods for software, including SaaS, cloud, virtualization, and open source are increasing. All of these factors play a role in this industry convergence.