Archive for April, 2010

Back in December, the AIIM Digital Landfill blog graciously allowed me to contribute a post to their on-going “8 Things…” series. Titled “8 Things You Should Know About Open Source ECM”, this piece explored some of aspects I thought most essential for ECM practitioners to understand when considering an open source platform – possibly for the first time. There is still a striking level of FUD messaging (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt…) that legacy vendors spin in order to distract customers from considering an open source ECM offering, so I wanted to share some of the truths and observations that I’ve learned…

Here in Philadelphia this week, along with Jane Zupan from our product marketing team…AIIM Expo is off to a great start as one of the biggest and busiest ECM conferences. So.. what were the highlights of Day 1? * Overflow! really cool to see the keynote sessions not only standing room only… but requiring overflow rooms. Thanks to the conference team for having decent quality AV/sound to make sure everyone could participate in the kick off sessions. * John Mancini’s keynote – 8 Trends that will Disrupt the ECM Industry – nice look into the 3-5 year future of this…

Last month we ran a series of webinars (see the wrap up post here) and asked the participants to share their thoughts on two topics related to open source DAM as well as overall ECM challenges. The results were interesting on both fronts. Question 1: What are the main benefits you think can be derived by using open source DAM? Our multiple choice responses included: Meets my company’s commitment to open source The community has a voice in the product roadmap Low up-front costs Ability to customize and tailor the platform to your needs Get a project started more quickly….

(The first in a series of “Unlearning the FUD” posts… kudos to James Governor of Redmonk for the blog subtitle idea) I’ve used the phrase “Sales Cycle Theatre” a few times in recent months. Most often I am immediately forced to follow it up with a “but you can’t steal it until I blog about it” after I see the big grin and hear a mischievous laugh when explaining the analogy. Yes, I owe apologies to Bruce Schneier, coiner of the phrase “Security Theatre”, but I’ve come to recognize a similar pattern. The scripted drama we’ve all agreed to perform…

Had the opportunity to do a site visit to the Nuxeo World 2010 event location while working at our HQ in Paris last week. Wow. What an amazing venue for a tech conference. “Geek Heaven” is all I could say as we walked out. L’Echangeur is far more than just an event venue – it’s an inspiration to anyone working in the world of technology. I cannot imagine a more fitting location for the Nuxeo World conference in November. L’Echangeur is designed to encourage innovative thinking, to inspire the imagination, to showcase prototypes of technologies that are on the brink…