As an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) consultant I’ve recently been asked the same thing by multiple clients. To paraphrase the question: “SharePoint offers a wealth [...]

What has happened to the old stodgy content management space? One way that I think you can measure the coolness of an industry is to look at who is doing the entertainment at industry functions (I know, frivolous, but stick with me). Let’s be honest for a minute about the kinds of bands one would see at ECM user conferences in recent years. Gladys Knight and the Pip (yes, there is sadly only one Pip left). Earth, Wind, and Fire. Fortunately for everyone concerned, at least no one booked Bachman Turner Overdrive despite the potential attractiveness of a “Taking Care of Business with ECM” theme. Well, judging by 2 recent user conferences I attended last month, the times they are a changin’ (OK, I realize this is a dated reference). I was lucky enough to go to Box’s Boxworks conference and IBM’s Information on Demand event. The bands? Third Eye Blind and train. Bands my kids like. Bands my kids have heard in concert. Clearly an inflection point. This ain’t your Father’s content management; content is cool again. I can’t think of two more different companies on the content spectrum than Box and IBM, and yet the coolness factor not…

Just a quick word of thanks to the record breaking number of attendees for coming to our recently completed ECM Boot Camp and to the sponsors of the event. I spoke at two of the events — in Atlanta and in Toronto. Attached are some pictures from the Toronto event to give you an idea of the crowd. It even includes pictures of attendees who were listening to me speak who were actually awake. I can’t even get that degree of attention from my kids. I was asked by a number of people how a non-profit can afford to put on a free event like this for users — and give them breakfast and lunch to boot. The answer is through the contributions of our sponsors. Thank you especially to our speaking sponsors and for their commitment to early stage user education. (Chicago & Toronto) (Washington, DC) (New York & Toronto) (Atlanta & Toronto) (All Cities) (All Cities) (All Cities) (Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta & Toronto) (Washington, DC) (All Cities) Thanks also to the full list of demo sponsors. Click HERE for the details.

Just a quick word of thanks to the record breaking number of attendees for coming to our recently completed ECM Boot Camp and to the sponsors of the event. I spoke at two of the events — in Atlanta and in Toronto. Attached are some pictures from the Toronto event to give you an idea of the crowd. It even includes pictures of attendees who were listening to me speak who were actually awake. I can’t even get that degree of attention from my kids. I was asked by a number of people how a non-profit can afford to put on a free event like this for users — and give them breakfast and lunch to boot. The answer is through the contributions of our sponsors. Thank you especially to our speaking sponsors and for their commitment to early stage user education. (Chicago & Toronto) (Washington, DC) (New York & Toronto) (Atlanta & Toronto) (All Cities) (All Cities) (All Cities) (Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta & Toronto) (Washington, DC) (All Cities) Thanks also to the full list of demo sponsors. Click HERE for the details.