Alan Pelz-Sharpe

Alan Pelz-Sharpe is the Founder and Principal Analyst of Deep Analysis, an independent technology research firm focused on next-generation information management. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology (IT) industry working with a wide variety of end user organizations, like FedEx, The Mayo Clinic, and Allstate, and vendors, from Oracle and IBM to startups around the world. Alan was formerly a Partner at The Real Story Group, Consulting Director at Indian services firm Wipro, Research Director at 451, and Vice President for North America at industry analyst firm Ovum. He is regularly quoted in the press, including the Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, and has appeared on the BBC, CNBC, and ABC as an expert guest.
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FEATURES
It’s Not as Simple as You Think
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe
April 14 2022
Even though industry analysts feel the need to label and sort enterprise technologies into neat silos, this practice has always been of limited value — as it often makes navigating a buyer toward...
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From Stagnation to Explosive Change
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe
Aug. 24 2021
Document capture has been around for decades, but recent advances have breathed new life into this market. The ability to liberate documents from their physical form and move them into the digital rea
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FEATURES
State of the Digital Process Automation Market
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe
Sept. 24 2020
It’s about time for some new ideas and a radical shake-up
Blockchain Growth
September 2018
Why the Future of Enterprise Blockchain Is in Applications
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe
Sept. 13 2019
From its sketchy beginnings in the world of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, blockchain has quickly established itself as an important part of the enterprise information technology (IT) landscape. This market...
Why Your AI Approach Is Wrong
March 2019
This Is Why You're Approaching Your AI Project Wrong
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe|Kashyap Kompella
March 4 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) will remain a hot topic in 2019. To be clear, AI technology is impressive, and it will transform almost every aspect of information management—from document capture to...
Explainable AI
January 2019
Here's Why You Need Explainable AI
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe|Kashyap Kompella
Jan. 3 2019
Transparency is an important topic for any company looking to implement or use artificial intelligence (AI) systems. This is because some AI systems are essentially black boxes—you have no idea how...
State of ECM Marketplace 2018
Fall Digital Issue 2018
The ECM Marketplace: 2018 State of the Industry
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe
Oct. 26 2018
These days, all the talk is about how enterprise content management (ECM) is (to quote Gartner) “dead, kaput, finite, an ex-market name.” In some circles, the industry’s lexicon has moved...
AI 101
August 2018
Artificial Intelligence 101 for Information Professionals: What Is AI?
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe|Kashyap Kompella
Aug. 23 2018
Amidst all the hype and hoopla surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), it’s often the simple practicalities that get lost along the way. We spend much of our professional lives talking to organizations...
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Spring Digital Issue 2018
Is Blockchain the Real Deal for Information Management?
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe
May 4 2018
From huge technology vendors, like Cisco, to small startups to end user organizations in sectors like insurance, shipping, and government, most conversations about the topic of blockchain typically fall...
Content Services - What Is It and Does It Matter
February 2017
Content Services: What Is It, and Does It Matter?
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe
Feb. 27 2018
Just over a year ago, Gartner published a highly provocative blog post claiming that "ECM is now dead (kaput, finite, an ex-market name)." They proposed that we all use the new term "content services"...
AI and Content Sprawl
November 2017
How Artificial Intelligence Can Conquer Your Content Chaos
BY Alan Pelz-Sharpe
Nov. 20 2017
No one likes to admit that their content is in chaos. Even for those that do admit it, they don’t really want to clean up the mess themselves or frankly see that much value resulting from the time...
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    So, You Want My Business? Listen to My Story.
    By Bob Larrivee
    I have had the pleasure of working in the information management and process automation fields for near 40 years. During this time, I held many different positions, two of which really opened my eyes
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    A Deep Dive into Intelligent Document Processing
    By Dr. Ryan Ries
    Generative AI (Gen AI) has captured the imagination of industries worldwide, but the true potential lies in its practical applications
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    An In-Depth Look:
    By Gilad David Maayan
    Digital Asset Management (DAM) is a system designed for organizing, storing and retrieving media files and managing digital rights and permissions. DAM systems have become a core component of creative
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    Enterprise Content Management Software: Build or Buy?
    By Brian DeWyer
    Is Generative AI tipping the scales in favor of building Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, or will it ever get to that point?
  • The Big Data Revolution
    By Martin Verges
    Information technology has undergone a major transformation in recent years, sparked by the rise of “big data.”