Previously, I wrote about the paradigm shift in document management, and judging by the response, I hit a nerve. What I hit on was a small part of the struggle we face to do what is right for our firms,... View More
Here we are in October already, a month known for tricks, treats and scary things lurking about waiting to frighten you. While it is a time for fun and social interactions, it is not a time you want to... View More
Thinking about mobile security keeps me up at night. It probably keeps you up too. On a recent evening, I was browsing the findings of a study by McAfee and Ponemon Institute titled “The Lost Smartphone... View More
There is a lot of buzz growing once again about information governance and the importance of organizing information to align with compliance requirements and findability. This is not a new concept nor... View More
The key component of this new world of customer communications is, of course, the Internet. The web makes it possible for people–regardless of whether they’re document authors or document recipients–to... View More
The Cloud. It is everywhere you turn. Vendors that stand to profit by it tell you to embrace it. Vendors that stand to lose market share to it tell you to fear it. At two conferences this month, I heard... View More
One hot, new enterprise trend is mobile content management (MCM). Some will argue that “it’s just content management” and you don’t need the mobile descriptor. However, I believe... View More
Are you doing enough to encourage mobility as a style of working? If you aren’t–your competitors are, and you can learn a few things from them. 1. This is not a trend; this is a new way of... View More
Plus ça change, plus c\'est la même chose. I was reminded of this French saying (Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr) when I attended the Box user conference, BoxWorks 2014, in early September.... View More
If you look at the word intelligence, you may find Webster’s definition to include “the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one\'s environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective... View More
Corporate reputations have only been measured in earnest since the 1990s, and within the nascent management discipline of reputation management, there continues to be a healthy debate about how to use... View More
There has been a great deal of confusion around the term information governance (IG) and how it is often confused with other similar industry terms, such as information technology (IT) governance and data... View More
A recent blog from my colleague Bob Larrivee asks, “Why Everyone Thinks ECM Is So Complex.\" His point was, “There is a tendency to view [enterprise content management] ECM as a complex set... View More
Video consumption is growing rapidly, as people access it in nontraditional ways, such as the Internet and on mobile devices. The millions of clips on YouTube prove that they also enjoy creating video... View More
Epiphany! Merriam-Webster defines epiphany as \"a moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way.\" I have been an IT professional for over 30 years and have seen my... View More
Document and content collaboration all comes down to the individuals that interact with it—the users, the people. They are defined by consumer experience expectations and mobility as a style of working,... View More
In my travels, I have often been told how complex enterprise content management (ECM) is to understand and implement. I find this somewhat curious and disconcerting. Perhaps this is due to my longevity... View More
Despite advancements in mobile technology and an ongoing transition to digital technologies, many businesses today continue to work in traditional paper-based workflows that are extremely inefficient and... View More
There is a lot of talk these days about information governance. There are discussions over the scope, goals and if it is even a real thing. There is not enough discussion around how to do it well. Everyone... View More
Enterprise software has aimed to remove friction, reduce reliance on technical resources and put more control in the hands of the teams who understand the task at hand
AI has dominated headlines for the past few years in the regulated communications space, and in many ways, deservedly so. It can automate processes, personalize at scale and accelerate the production
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has long been recognized as a tool that clicks buttons faster than humans, excelling at repetitive tasks like moving files or exporting reports
For decades, customer communications management (CCM) has focused on outbound engagement, such as statements, explanations of benefits (EOBs) and annual notifications of changes (ANOCs), delivered in
