This is a promising session, even if Jeroen had to rename the slide from IIG Architecture to Documentum architecture in front of our eyes. As to why, first, it is Victor’s old session which was also a must attend. Second, Jeroen van Rotterdam, the Chief Architect of the IIG Division, is always a fun and entertaining presenter.
Documentum XML Store
Leadership Changes for EMC’s Documentum
This post has been a long time in coming. I’m not talking about the news that has triggered the actual writing of the post, just the themes of the post overall. They should be pretty clear shortly….
That said, let’s hit the headline, Mark Lewis is no longer the President of EMC’s IIG business unit, which is effectively Documentum. Rick Devenuti, formerly the COO, is effectively taking over the position.
Wow. I’m happy, but you need to read on to understand that oversimplification of my mood.
Stage 1 Complete, Documentum Helps Developers
I’ve been meaning to talk about the new Documentum Developer Edition for a while now. I’ve referred to it in previous posts and twittered about it. More recently, Marko over at Big Men on Content has talked about the benefits of freely available ECM platforms for development and proof-of-concepts. I thought some spare vacation time, and the release of the 6.5 sp2 version, was a perfect time to write-up my thoughts.
To start with, ABOUT TIME!!! Okay, that may be a little strong, but in the age of open source and when Microsoft and Oracle have been offering developer editions of their core products for years this was way overdue. If you want the developer pool to grow, which is one of the major costs of a large-scale deployment, you need to allow them to use the tools. There are lots of independent consultants out there that have trouble keeping-up with the technology because they can’t afford to become partners for the requisite fee. The Developer Edition makes it easier on them (and harder on me, but that is another post) to deliver into the market.
Message from Mark Logic
Been a while since I posted anything. Life has been real busy, and continues to be busy. Aside from getting everything in order to head to EMC World for a week, I am working on the whole ECM/SOA world of ECM 2.0. Not really changing my view, but refining it so that I can get the point across more clearly and concisely.
Meanwhile, I found a follow-up posting by Dave Kellogg of Mark Logic commenting on my previous Mark Logic post and on the long name of EMC’s latest product, EMC Documentum XML Store OEM Edition. Now I don’t really want to enter into any debates, because
- I don’t have enough hands-on experience with either X-Hive or Mark Logic.
- As Dave points out, it turns into a “he said/she said” kind of argument.
- I don’t really care who wins. 🙂
I really just want people who read my blog to be aware of Dave’s latest entry. It is worth a read and is about as balanced and fair as what I hear from X-Hive people. He has three comments which I’ll very quickly address.
Word of Pie 