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Digital Transformation  |  Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

Digital Transformation and the Role of ECM (or Whatever We Wind Up Calling It!)

Digital is changing people and organizations, not only in terms of technological opportunities, but also in how people think about technology and its role in their lives. It’s no longer people who adapt to technology – rather, technology adapts to us.

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Content Services  |  Enterprise Content Management (ECM)  |  Information Governance

6 Personal Observations about ECM and Content Services

Last week, we did a webinar on Next Gen Information Management – Succeeding in a New Era. The focus was our new white paper designed to start a conversation about the content management space -- Revolution or Evolution? 10 Strategies to Navigate the Shift from ECM to Content Services.

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14 Steps to a Successful ECM Implementation

Making an ECM implementation successful requires planning and attention to detail. The best way to create the right solution is to identify organizational goals and priorities. Learn how to manage a successful implementation in our free guide.

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AIIM Conference  |  Certified Information Professional (CIP)  |  Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

Own Your Own ECM Career

Did any of us choose enterprise content management (ECM) as our career path when we joined the workforce? While there are degree programs in information studies, I think most of our paths were accidental. While we may have accidentally entered ECM, the decision to stay has been our own choice. Still, we often don’t look at ECM as our career, but at “computers” as our career. Yet I can hardly imagine a brain surgeon saying they were “just a doctor.” I know I don’t want to keep being asked if I can fix someone’s printer. I think it’s time we own our career.

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Business Process Management (BPM)  |  Paperless Office

Digital Transformation: A Two-Thousand-Year-Old Tradition Can Do It—So Can You

Chinese New Year is host to many traditions from tasty, meat-packed dumplings to an all-hours riot of fireworks. Over its two weeks, the whole country erupts in celebration—it’s a sight to be seen. But above all Spring Festival traditions, I have a clear favorite; maybe you have heard of it before: the gifting of red paper envelopes filled with money.

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Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS)

4 Key Takeaways about File Sync and Share

In a series of recent videos for Hyland (links at the end of this post), Cheryl McKinnon, principal analyst at Forrester Research, spent some time talking about Enterprise Sync and Share capabilities and how they fit into an organization’s broader content strategy. She notes, “Enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) has really quickly become a core capability that a lot of busy information workers rely upon. I don’t see this as something enterprise IT buyers can ignore.”

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Cloud  |  Collaboration  |  Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS)

5 Ways to Stay in Control of Content Sharing

You know your employees are sharing information with others inside and outside the walls of your organization. But how much of that sharing do you actually control? Are you aware of how often employees are sharing confidential and business-critical information? Do you know who is sharing it?

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