Comments on: SharePoint and ECM Working Together http://wordofpie.com/2008/02/06/sharepoint-and-ecm-working-together/ Ponderings on Life, the Universe, and Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Andrew Chapman http://wordofpie.com/2008/02/06/sharepoint-and-ecm-working-together/#comment-2914 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:00:02 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/sharepoint-and-ecm-working-together/#comment-2914 Laurence,

Thanks for the kind words and succinct summary of the architectures – as usual, I agree with your comments. A few points in response…

1) I tried “SharePoint and the 7 Architectures” but Snow White threatened to sue!
2) The *real* value to these architectures is when you start to combine them. The whole is much greater than the sum of the parts (should that be Web Parts?) in this case. Once I’ve explained each of the 7 architectures I’ll copy some of the use cases from the book draft that show how to solve problems with composite pieces. Back end aggregation for operational efficiencies is one thing but adding reuse & repurpose to that content starts to get really exciting.
3) In response to Jed’s comment – I used to see SharePoint as an abomination in the face of true ECM solutions but now I see it as having opened up the biggest ECM for the masses opportunity ever. Maybe that just makes me a dealer or an ECM pimp but I don’t think so.
4) Oddly, I don’t like dogs either…

Andrew

]]> By: Jed http://wordofpie.com/2008/02/06/sharepoint-and-ecm-working-together/#comment-2911 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:42:21 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/sharepoint-and-ecm-working-together/#comment-2911 True ! But strangely enough I personally have never got on with them … :-)

]]> By: Pie http://wordofpie.com/2008/02/06/sharepoint-and-ecm-working-together/#comment-2909 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:21:18 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/sharepoint-and-ecm-working-together/#comment-2909 I think I followed you Jed. I’m not suggesting to not fight SharePoint, but to try and get to the point where if someone is hooked on it, they can meet their compliance needs.

As for the UI, I’m not a big fan, but users like it better than most Web interfaces for the same thing, it feels modern, and it works well with Office.

Remember, a system may be a dog, but most people like dogs.

]]> By: Jed http://wordofpie.com/2008/02/06/sharepoint-and-ecm-working-together/#comment-2908 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:02:30 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/sharepoint-and-ecm-working-together/#comment-2908 Hi Pie. I had seen Andrews posting too, but had not had time to digest, so I will comment on your comments :-)

I don’t like the ‘war on drugs’ analogy – in reality we probably have more chance of winning that than the fight against the evil empires Sharepoint monster…… but seriously though, you might not ever win the war on drugs, but it might be morally correct to continue fighting and I am not sure what the techie allegory is for that. I guess I am saying that on one hand not everyone should roll over and stop arguing as soon as someone tries to implement Sharepoint. On the other if its going to be implemented anyway, then decide which of those seven sea’s you want to sail upon. It may well be which sea (scenario) you pick is dependent upon your ECM vendor and what maritime options they provide ! Achieving the nirvana of #7 may not be possible for any particular set of circumstances !

And Sharepoint = great UI, well its better than Webtop, but thats all I’ll give you :-)

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