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Experience counts – especially in the cloud
An enterprise content management (ECM) solution can do wonders for your organization’s business processes. But not every company has the infrastructure in place to deploy and manage ECM software...
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Not all clouds are born equal: IaaS vs. SaaS vs. Paas
I like to compare the different enterprise content management (ECM) cloud deployment types to my children playing with Legos. We have a large box of Lego pieces that my children can use to build...
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Preparing your organization for ECM in the cloud
Cloud-based file shares cannot do Enterprise Content Management (ECM). There, I said it! Dropbox and Skydrive may be registering thousands of users, but in the same way that you can’t do real ECM...
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Understanding data protection in the cloud
The concept of protecting content in the cloud seems like an obvious one. No organization is going to put their crown jewels into a cloud-based solution without making sure that they are going to be...
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Crazy little thing called cloud
I’m sure you’ve heard of that thing called the cloud. You know, that buzz word analysts and experts toss around relentlessly. All the leading computer companies want us to use their cloud: Google,...
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5 cloud security tips you’re not thinking about
In light of recent news that a hacker was able to access the personal information of many celebrities – from Jennifer Lawrence to Kate Upton – through their Apple iCloud accounts, the question of...
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When in Rome – I’ll talk about cloud security
In November, the city of Rome will host the Cloud Security Alliance European Congress and it really does seem an appropriate place to talk about cloud security. Back in the days of the gladiators...
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In the cloud, experience matters
I am fortunate to have spent the last 15 years of my career in software sales. Specifically, I’ve focused on enterprise content management (ECM) solutions for a variety of industries including the...
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The government IT Christmas list: Is the cloud on it?
As a former IT Director in the government sector, I often had an IT budget hangover at this time of the year. I listened to my users and I found some great solutions, but I had to fit them into a...
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From vision to reality – ECM in the cloud is here
Remember the days when people laughed at enterprise content management (ECM) in the cloud? Well, those days are gone. Research by analyst firm Ovum has exploded the myth that organizations won’t store...
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Epic ECM Battles of History: ECM vs File Sync and Share – with a CIO twist
The leafy glades of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., provided the venue for the latest round of ECM vs FSS. The AIIM Executive Leadership Council invited senior execs from Box, Evernote, Google and...
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On-Premises vs. SaaS; Manual vs. Automatic
Recently, a local software company in a non-competitive industry approached me to get my opinion about SaaS, and the strategic importance of developing a SaaS product plan. It was the first time in a...
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Software as a service solutions and IT security: (Potentially) a match made...
I had a few minutes the other day to peruse my backlogged library of articles (you know – the ones you put away until you can get your head above water long enough to catch your breath) when an article...
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The cloud in government? It might be the best way to make document management...
I really enjoyed Jacqui Conn’s thoughts on software as a service (SaaS) and IT security. It brought me back nearly a decade to a time when, as an IT director, I stood in the way of just such a proposal...
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SaaS solutions: the answer to meeting “meaningful use” requirements in...
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a popular topic on the blog lately. So, it seems like a great time to piggyback on what Jacqui Conn and Terri Jones had to say about it – but, from a healthcare...
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PART I – Hyperbole in the cloud: Welcome to the Wild, Wild West
The state of the cloud It’s hard to find a technology magazine, blog or portal today that doesn’t contain some article or advertisement for cloud computing. It’s even on the evening news! All of this...
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PART II – Hyperbole in the cloud: Welcome to the Wild, Wild West
Last time I started to lay the groundwork for my argument that cloud computing has a very bright future. Picking up where I left off, here are several more technical and business trends that, when...
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PART I – Compliance: The false comfort of data center audits for cloud services
Compliance and the cloud Compliance is one of the most common sources of stress a company faces when moving solutions into the cloud. It’s a complex and arcane topic to begin with. When the inherent...
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Part II – Compliance: A cloud services pitfall disguised as the solution
I kicked off this series about compliance and the cloud with a piece about the false comfort of data center audits. In my next two posts, I’m going to drill down into the most common “solution” offered...
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Part III – The trouble with SAS 70 audits
In my last post, I wrote a bit about Joe’s sub shop. Specifically, I used an analogy to show there are certain things you should expect and be able to see when it comes to safety, whether it’s gloves...
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