We love folders. They are our digital comfort food. We can create them with ease; we can add to them; we can nest them. In our organizations, however, they become cumbersome to manage, make it difficult... View More
As we begin to close the year out and assess what happened in the enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) world, let’s look at a little history to gain some perspective and possible future directions.... View More
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announces the launch of two high-speed monochrome MFPs. The new MX-M654N and MX-M754N workgroup document... View More
Lexmark’s (NYSE:LXK) Perceptive Software announces the launch of Perceptive Interact for Google Apps which allows users to seamlessly integrate content from Gmail into their business processes through... View More
Predictive analytics is impacting all business disciplines, such as human resources (HR) and, specifically, talent acquisition and management. With the increase in data, recruiters face both an opportunity... View More
It is almost my least favorite time of the year—holiday shopping. If there is a period of time that brings out the worst in people and companies, it is the rush to either buy or sell that "perfect"... View More
I was recently at a client that has been in business for 40 years, is a small business and is thriving. They were a paper-intensive business, commercial real estate, and stored all their paper in lateral... View More
MEGA International, a leader in business transformation solutions, and dtSearch, a leader in enterprise and developer text retrieval products for instantly searching terabytes of text across a broad variety... View More
Since the 2008-09 financial crisis, there has been a boon in business and strategy books that use “reputation” in the headline or summary description to try and appeal to a broader audience... View More
All organizations have a strategy. It defines their reason for being and what they plan to accomplish in the long term. It is generally divided into five sections: 1. Mission 2. Vision 3. Values 4. Objectives... View More
I recently attended an American Marketing Association meeting. The speaker, Jeff Hayzlett, author and host of C-Suite, spoke about why companies fail and succeed. His headline was \"Adapt, Change or Die,\"... View More
I was just with a company doing a document management feasibility study. As part of the work, I ask about other systems being used and what works or doesn’t work. This client said they had a Salesforce... View More
If you are not a believer in the 100% paperless office, how about taking steps towards achieving a paper-light office? I know based on my first-hand experience that organizations can successfully create... View More
Boardrooms are abuzz over big data; mobile applications are the order of the day; the first wave of enterprise resource planning systems is due for an upgrade. Without a doubt, information technology (IT)... View More
Question: When creating a strategy, what’s the difference between the tactical side of the strategy or the strategic side? How do I determine what’s really important?JOHN KNOTTS, @johnrknottsI'm... View More
\"The only thing that is constant is change.\" This saying has been used throughout the ages. However, as technology infiltrates the business world, change becomes more rapid. New innovations in hardware... View More
Question: How do you partner with the IT/development resources for your capture platform during the process of designing or optimizing forms? JOHN KNOTTS, @johnrknottsSo, this is a tactical solution to... View More
As the economic recovery progresses, organizations continue to seek ways to control costs and boost employee productivity in order to grow or maintain profits. At the same time, the savvy organization... View More
Question: Can you give an example of what a strategic framework for a document strategy would include? What are some short-term and long-term goals?JOHN KNOTTS, @johnrknotts I explain in my blog post,... View More
QUESTION: What are some best practices or steps in selling the document strategy, especially if it supersedes other strategies and is only subordinate to the overall business strategy? JOHN KNOTTS, @johnrknottsThe... View More
