Comments on: The Future of Content Management http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/ Ponderings on Life, the Universe, and Documentum Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:14:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Looking Beyond Box’s Market-Speak « Word of Pie http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-12397 Looking Beyond Box’s Market-Speak « Word of Pie Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:39:07 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-12397 [...] to deliver and have a direction.  They have a good vision.  They are trying to achieve Omnipresent Content Management now.  They are starting down that road towards realization of that [...] [...] to deliver and have a direction.  They have a good vision.  They are trying to achieve Omnipresent Content Management now.  They are starting down that road towards realization of that [...]

]]> By: Pie http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-9796 Pie Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:46:48 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-9796 Ashish, the ECM vendors, on average, aren't looking at this issue. Many organizations aren't prioritizing it yet. It has been done, but I have only heard of custom efforts and proprietary solutions. We need an open approach, like maybe SAML and XACML. While I don't think the tech is that far off, I do think that the culture shift that will be required to make everyone ready to implement it is far off. This issue gets a lot of talk, but very little action. It will change one day, but it is not going to happen tomorrow. Ashish, the ECM vendors, on average, aren’t looking at this issue. Many organizations aren’t prioritizing it yet. It has been done, but I have only heard of custom efforts and proprietary solutions. We need an open approach, like maybe SAML and XACML.

While I don’t think the tech is that far off, I do think that the culture shift that will be required to make everyone ready to implement it is far off. This issue gets a lot of talk, but very little action. It will change one day, but it is not going to happen tomorrow.

]]> By: Ashish Srivastava http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-9309 Ashish Srivastava Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:41:28 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-9309 Nicely defined ECM future :-) It is not that far though ... Do we have some good case studies on the implementation of integration of ECM systems with Identity and Access Management? Some organizations are already looking at this aspect. We might need one service layer here also to make this integration vendor neutral for people and applications using multiple IDM and Access Management systems. Would love to hear your thoughts on this Kind Regards, Ashish Srivastava Nicely defined ECM future :-)

It is not that far though …

Do we have some good case studies on the implementation of integration of ECM systems with Identity and Access Management?

Some organizations are already looking at this aspect. We might need one service layer here also to make this integration vendor neutral for people and applications using multiple IDM and Access Management systems.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this

Kind Regards,
Ashish Srivastava

]]> By: Shiv http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-8839 Shiv Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-8839 This article is simply superb..every bit of it is worth reading.... This article is simply superb..every bit of it is worth reading….

]]> By: ukdavo http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-6877 ukdavo Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:16:49 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-6877 I like the term Omnipresent Content Management. Hopefully, this vision of OCM will mean we can access content from anywhere using a variety of access points (all thin clients of course). e.g. Check into a hotel, switch on the TV and you can see your personal content there - e.g. formal docs, emails, phone audio/visual messages, music/videos you own/lease, etc. Your point about having the technological capability and problems with trusting online storage is spot on. I would also suggest that software vendors and service providers will find it very difficult to agree on content formats and APIs to make this work - they will all want to own this! Sorry for sounding pessimistic but we still haven't solved the problem of a standard office document format, standard messaging protocol, standard social networking API, web standards that actually work (CSS/HTML), a single Java web framework that everyone agrees doesn't suck, world hunger, etc yet we have the means to do so. I like the term Omnipresent Content Management. Hopefully, this vision of OCM will mean we can access content from anywhere using a variety of access points (all thin clients of course). e.g. Check into a hotel, switch on the TV and you can see your personal content there – e.g. formal docs, emails, phone audio/visual messages, music/videos you own/lease, etc.

Your point about having the technological capability and problems with trusting online storage is spot on. I would also suggest that software vendors and service providers will find it very difficult to agree on content formats and APIs to make this work – they will all want to own this! Sorry for sounding pessimistic but we still haven’t solved the problem of a standard office document format, standard messaging protocol, standard social networking API, web standards that actually work (CSS/HTML), a single Java web framework that everyone agrees doesn’t suck, world hunger, etc yet we have the means to do so.

]]> By: Pie http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-6708 Pie Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:43:26 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-6708 Google is working on a start, but feature-wise, they are lacking. Reliability is also an option. On the other hand, Google docs are free, so you get what you pay for on that front. I also find the security model on Google Docs to be a pain, but that is just my experience. We are a long way off, not because of the technology. I figure that will be solved in the next 5 years at the outside. It is the mindset of everyone to accept the technology and to trust in it. Trust is a key factor in realizing this future. The Identity Management aspect of it is critical, not from a functional perspective, but in establishing the foundation of trust. Google is working on a start, but feature-wise, they are lacking. Reliability is also an option. On the other hand, Google docs are free, so you get what you pay for on that front. I also find the security model on Google Docs to be a pain, but that is just my experience.

We are a long way off, not because of the technology. I figure that will be solved in the next 5 years at the outside. It is the mindset of everyone to accept the technology and to trust in it. Trust is a key factor in realizing this future. The Identity Management aspect of it is critical, not from a functional perspective, but in establishing the foundation of trust.

]]> By: George Michaelson http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-6514 George Michaelson Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:29:51 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-6514 Thank you for this article, Pie. The future is not that far (the content management aspect of it) though. Isn't it what Google is doing at several fronts ? Like Google docs for example? You example clearly demonstrates - it is "universal" Identity & Access Management that represents a BIG challenge Thank you for this article, Pie.

The future is not that far (the content management aspect of it) though. Isn’t it what Google is doing at several fronts ? Like Google docs for example?
You example clearly demonstrates – it is “universal” Identity & Access Management that represents a BIG challenge

]]> By: nilson http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-6040 nilson Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:58:04 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-6040 Man, you could be the writer of star trek or star war. Nice thoughts. Man,
you could be the writer of star trek or star war.
Nice thoughts.

]]> By: Pie http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-5997 Pie Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:06:23 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-5997 Simple answer, expectations. You can't deploy ECM in a month or a year. It isn't a project, it is a program. Clients don't all fully understand this and the number of people that have successfully implemented an ECM program is small. This future is not near-term. ECM as a rule vs. the exception is years away. -Pie Simple answer, expectations. You can’t deploy ECM in a month or a year. It isn’t a project, it is a program. Clients don’t all fully understand this and the number of people that have successfully implemented an ECM program is small.

This future is not near-term. ECM as a rule vs. the exception is years away.

-Pie

]]> By: DoxPRO http://wordofpie.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-5996 DoxPRO Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:24:04 +0000 http://wordofpie.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/the-future-of-content-management/#comment-5996 Wow ...... great article and nice thoughts This sound like a great future is waiting all of us or maybe Pie in the sky :) . The fact remains that your starting point ….. can we define ECM? we have been dreaming about the ECM utopia for so long while the gap between the technologists dreams (ECMrs) and our clients basic requirements keeps growing. The industry track records in helping these clients is dismal at best, the most successful projects still are the basic bread and butter implementations same as what was done using Wang or Filenet many years back. Why the ECM industry has this adoption gap between research and implementation? Thanks Wow …… great article and nice thoughts

This sound like a great future is waiting all of us or maybe Pie in the sky :) . The fact remains that your starting point ….. can we define ECM?

we have been dreaming about the ECM utopia for so long while the gap between the technologists dreams (ECMrs) and our clients basic requirements keeps growing. The industry track records in helping these clients is dismal at best, the most successful projects still are the basic bread and butter implementations same as what was done using Wang or Filenet many years back.

Why the ECM industry has this adoption gap between research and implementation?

Thanks

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