ECM Guest Contributors

61. Why Metadata Should Be The Cornerstone Of Your ECM Strategy 6/27/2013

    Experts say that the more valuable the information asset, the more metadata you’ll find associated with it, and therefore the more critical managing metadata becomes to your organization. Unfortunately for many companies, metadata continues to be an afterthought, particularly when implementing an enterprise content management (ECM) solution.

62. The Next PC Era 5/31/2013

    Welcome to the new PC era!  A recent Gartner Research report has coined the next age of computing, the age of the Personal Cloud. In this new PC era, information workers will carry between 4 and 6 computing devices, many of which have not been provisioned by corporate IT. The PC era is being ushered in by ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) initiatives at organizations worldwide, through which employees are free to purchase their own mobile devices for work.  While often seen as a cost-cutting measure for IT, make no mistake.

63. The Backseat Driver's Guide To Governance Planning 7/18/2012

    Nobody wants to be viewed as that back seat driver, and yet that is what some administrators and project managers have become when it comes to governance -- constantly pushing toward policy definition and enforcement, trying to enact best practices, while your SharePoint drivers (most likely your end users) just want to hit the gas and go. By Christian Buckley, Axceler

64. 4 Critical Money-Saving Scanning Tips 6/14/2012

    The average return for every $1.00 spent on information management is $6.12. That’s a 612% return on investment! You can’t afford to ignore this money-saving opportunity!

65. Are You Fully Leveraging Your EHR Investment? 6/14/2012

    Failing to account for records created before the launch of a new system creates two methods of patient care – one using an automated platform, and one that requires costly, inefficient file storage and paper pushing. It’s the worst of both worlds.

66. 4 Requirements For Enabling Pervasive Governance 5/29/2012

    You need to take a broader, holistic view of information management that will enable you to understand, track, control, and protect information, regardless of its location — within the enterprise, across extended enterprise, or in the cloud. This is what pervasive governance is all about.

67. Records Management: Benefits Beyond Document Management 11/15/2011
    Although records management and electronic document management are two separate concepts, technological automation plays a large role in achieving record management objectives, as electronic formats are now commonly accepted as legal evidence. By Greg Milliken, President of M-Files, Inc.
68. Determining Your SharePoint Architecture: Centralized Or Decentralized? 11/1/2011
    An important question to answer when moving to SharePoint 2010 is how to design the new environment – centralized, with a traditional, top-down managed portal, or a decentralized environment, featuring user-driven collaboration? By Christian Buckley, Director of Product Evangelism, Axceler
69. Why Content-Aware Security Is Critical For Enterprise 2.0 Collaboration 9/27/2011
    As CIOs face increasing pressure to make the connection between IT and business results, many are turning to collaboration technologies to drive innovation.
70. eDiscovery, International Business, And The Challenges Of Complying With FCPA 8/8/2011
    In today’s global economy, cross-border commerce is vital to the success of many businesses. However, to ensure that lawful business practices are adhered to more corporations are increasingly coming under the federal government’s microscope for their international operations. By: Dean Gonsowski, Associate General Counsel, Clearwell Systems