This week’s article on the #DMCollaborators blog, is from IDMi editor and DM consultant John Baker. John explains why sometimes what is left out of a document management system is more important than what is included. For instance, a defender in court may need to prove what is, or is not, on the reverse side of a document. According to John, when…
This week’s #DMCollaborators article is from David Singh, Sales and Marketing Director at IT services group TouchstoneFMS. David’s article draws on a special new whitepaper, produced in partnership with EASY Software, on DM best practice in Accounts Payable. According to David, working with financial information in a digital way is the best way of maintaining control, improving…
This week’s article is from Bob Larrivee, Vice President and Chief Analyst of AIIM Market Intelligence. According to Bob, as private and public organisations move to adopt and implement the latest technologies to build out their information management ecosystems and digitally transform their operational processes, there are challenges to be overcome in extending these capabilities. It…
This week’s article is from Nick Taylor of Electronic Data Capture (EDC) specialists Stroma Software. According to Nick, on the surface there’s not much reason why a company that develops Electronic Data Capture solutions is represented on a Document Management (DM) discussion platform like thedmcollaborators. However, look at the parallels. DM is about digitising and properly…
This week’s article is from EASY SOFTWARE UK’s Howard Frear discussing a customer success story around billing management for oil & gas sector client, Seven Energy. According to Howard, Seven Energy turned to EASY and its partner Touchstone Energy to solve a number of pressing business problems. For the first years of its busy expansion, Severn Energy used a…
This week’s article is from UNDRSTND Group’s Martyn Christian on why all CEOs of ECM vendors and ISVs need to consider the ultimate purpose of their endeavours. According to Martyn, it’s important that you build your exit strategy, because ultimately that’s what all your hard work has been for. What’s more, don’t delay because we live in a time…
This week’s article is from Nick Taylor of Electronic Data Capture (EDC) specialists Stroma Software. According to Nick, UK business is traditionally paper-driven – and no more so than in the case of contracts. However, just because something is traditional doesn’t mean it’s best practice. Human error, inaccuracy, document loss and storage costs are the…
This week’s article is from UNDRSTND Group’s Martyn Christian, on why the focus of business has changed dramatically – a change so radical that the point of Enterprise Content Management is being called into question. According to Martyn, from SaaS to mobile to Cloud, enterprise technology has changed everything. ECM as a narrative and product category will die…
The first post of 2017 on #thedmcollaborators blog is from AIIM’s Chief Analyst Bob Larrivee on important new AIIM research that shows that while business leaders see content analytics as essential, concerns about funding and having the requisite expertise are blocks to progress. According to AIIM, even though nearly 60% of business executives think content analytics will be…
For the final #thedmcollaborators blog of the year, Howard Frear, Sales and Marketing Director at EASY SOFTWARE UK, returns with an insightful post on what what he sees shaping the market in the next 12 months, with a focus on what he sees happening for EASY SOFTWARE in particular. Howard discusses the work EASY SOFTWARE will do helping…