Several members of the General Networks team just returned from a great couple of days in San Francisco for MarkLogic World, the kickoff event of the 2015 MarkLogic World Tour, headed to 8 more cities in the US and around the world. There were excellent keynotes, technical presentations and deep dive discussions about the MarkLogic […]
An Enterprise Content Management system, as a complex ecosystem of unstructured content, by nature is constantly growing, fluctuating, and evolving. In an earlier blog we discussed how to recognize when it’s time to overhaul your ECM application. Though sometimes necessary, overhauls can be expensive and possibly avoided if you already have an ECM platform in […]
Similar to the term, “The Cloud”, there is confusion as to what “Big Data” really means. Is it a product? Is it a set of tools? Do only big businesses have Big Data? Haven’t businesses always had big data repositories to deal with it? What font size is Big Data? OK, the last question really […]
With exponential growth of unstructured content and increased scrutiny on records by regulators, the demands for more sophisticated content management systems move from nice-to-have goals to must have priorities. Complex, high volume workflows require more processing power. Increased security threats from offshore hackers can propel a corporation into the headlines, as the Anthem Health Insurance […]
I often wonder – how many people have had that thought? First, let me be direct: it isn’t true. However, neither will I lie: a computer science degree is extremely valuable, but it isn’t required to have an extremely successful career in technology. Don’t believe me? Consider Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison and […]
In the first part of our discussion on BPM, we defined the different elements of business process management and how automation can benefit a business. Now we will discuss the process of actually acquiring a BPM system. You will learn about some of the questions senior management must answer to determine whether the business needs […]
According to Pew Research Center over 58% of American adults have smartphones and over 42% own tablets. At the same time internet usage through PCs has been overtaken by mobile devices according to comScore. IDC, a global market intelligence firm, forecasts tablet shipments will surpass total PC shipments on an annual basis by the end […]
Recently, Jaymes Aynsley of General Networks was hired by Keesal, Young & Logan – a law firm based in Long Beach, CA to mine its document management system, so KYL could better measure its employees’ productivity, methodology for completing work, and overall time spent on tasks. Through the statistics pulled by General Networks, the Keesal, […]
I sometimes think hiring a “ready to go” consultant to get started immediately on an important project is a bit like Captain Ahab hunting for Moby Dick; if you actually “catch” a consultant with the right skills, you may end up sorry you did. You’ve found something very powerful and the allure is understandable given […]
There were two big announcements from OpenText in January. CEO Mark Barrenechea announced a subscription pricing model for OpenText EIM products. EIM is a portfolio of products that includes Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Business Process Management (BPM), and Customer Experience Management (CEM). These products now can be purchased in a subscription model for a defined […]