Cloud-SaaS content management (ECM)
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22 Mar 2023
Why version control is necessary in digital asset management
Creative teams often use different versions of their digital assets across marketing channels. Learn how version control in DAM systems helps teams track these versions. Continue Reading
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03 Feb 2022
Box integration with Slack, Teams enables secure file sharing
Box expands Slack integration to become Slack's content layer for Box users and add security for sharing documents; Dropbox joins AWS Partner Network. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2021
OpenText to add email encryption, developer tools, O365 hooks
OpenText intends to acquire Zix email security technology to broaden its portfolio, adds developer tools and connects OneDrive competitor OpenText Core to Office 365. Continue Reading
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14 Oct 2021
OpenText releases document capture, Salesforce integrations
Like Salesforce, Box and Adobe, OpenText invests in AI and machine learning to enable smartphone document capture so users can digitize documents that are searchable in the cloud. Continue Reading
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07 Oct 2021
Hyland execs offer insight into content services roadmap
After an acquisition binge, Hyland Software pauses to discuss its acquisition strategy and future roadmap, which may include more AI/machine learning and vertical-specific features. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2021
Box adds ransomware content security
In its pursuit of enterprise business, Box Shield adds security features that may circumvent ransomware; Box Sign available for U.S. and Canadian customers. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2021
4 tips for migrating ECM to the cloud
Outdated ECM systems use a lot of resources, and neglect can render them almost useless. By migrating to the cloud, businesses might be able to avoid such problems in the future. Continue Reading
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27 Jul 2021
OpenText releases customer data platform
OpenText customers get a natively integrated runtime CDP to drive marketing personalization and other customer interactions; AI content security features debut. Continue Reading
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26 Jul 2021
Box Sign gives business users built-in digital signature tool
Box's $55 million acquisition of SignRequest in February yields a native digital signatures feature for Box Business and Enterprise cloud content management users. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2021
Box Shield adds enterprise content security features
Box Inc. adds security features for information governance to prevent unintended oversharing of sensitive information and intellectual property in the remote work era. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2021
Adobe Commerce users get AI search for sites
Adobe Commerce adds AI live search, product recommendations tuned for B2B organizations and digital signatures. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2021
Hyland gets digital asset management tech with Nuxeo buy
By acquiring a smaller competitor's digital asset management platform, Hyland looks to build on its 2020 purchase of Alfresco, another cloud-native content management vendor. Continue Reading
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26 Jan 2021
Why your business needs to consider cloud-based ECM
Cloud-based apps offer a variety of benefits, including easier IT management and remote access. Evaluate the benefits of cloud-based ECM to determine whether it's a good decision. Continue Reading
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19 Jan 2021
What is the future of ECM?
ECM isn't dead; it has evolved from a technology into an approach. Learn about the history of the ECM and look forward into the future of ECM and content services. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
16 Nov 2020
5 important questions to ask potential ECM solution partners
It's critical to select the right enterprise content management partner, so Bob Estes has several questions CIOs should ask around cloud support, data protection, integrations and more. Continue Reading
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News
10 Nov 2020
Adobe to acquire Workfront for $1.5 billion
Adobe plans to acquire Workfront for $1.5 billion to gain ground in the customer experience management market. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Oct 2020
Baseball team digitizes media, uses AI to uncover metadata
The San Francisco Giants' digitization and metadata tagging project helps the baseball organization revisit old content and deliver history to engage fans. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2020
OpenText cloud suite adds developer, experience features
OpenText releases Cloud Edition 20.4, which gives users more development tools. It also adds applications to OpenText's burgeoning digital experience platform. Continue Reading
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23 Oct 2020
Hyland acquires Alfresco ECM, content services
Hyland scoops up Alfresco in a CMS market consolidation. An expert says it's a good fit because Hyland's platform needs the accelerated cloud modernization that Alfresco can provide. Continue Reading
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08 Oct 2020
Hyland Software CEO discusses Alfresco, RPA, blockchain
Hyland moves on incorporating Another Monday RPA, Learning Machine blockchain credentials into its platform. Alfresco integration waits in the wings as acquisition closes. Continue Reading
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16 Sep 2020
Box Shield, mobile app upgrades on the way
Among a slew of coming upgrades, Box Inc. goes after Microsoft's government business with FedRAMP High certification. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 May 2020
4 cloud ECM best practices for businesses to heed
Employing cloud-based security, using team collaboration tools, and creating a system for naming and tagging files are necessary to manage content across a distributed enterprise. Continue Reading
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08 Apr 2020
Box Shield adds malware detection
Box Inc. quarantines malware-infected files with features that allow content to be viewed, with admin and security team alerts to address threats before they spread. Continue Reading
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Answer
27 Jan 2020
What's the difference between ECM vs. content services?
Content services platforms are the evolution of enterprise content management systems. Here's what you should know about each technology and how they work. Continue Reading
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Infographic
02 Jan 2020
Box vs. Dropbox outages in 2019
In this infographic, we present a timeline of significant service disruptions in 2019 for Box vs. Dropbox. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Dec 2019
Businesses shift from ECM to content services platforms
Many organizations are making the shift to content services platforms, as it creates a digital workplace, making files accessible to employees both inside and outside the office. Continue Reading
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News
16 Dec 2019
Episerver expands B2B e-commerce footprint with Insite acquisition
Episerver's latest purchase expands its DX platform. It follows a trend of web CMS companies moving into territory dominated by Oracle, Salesforce, Adobe, Microsoft and SAP. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2019
Box cloud content management helps simplify digital work
Box currently has three main areas of focus: integration with enterprise applications, content security and collaboration. The aim is to help companies avoid content fragmentation. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2019
Acquia cloud CMS on AWS, Vista cash flow raise user expectations
Acquia's new venture backing and customer experience cloud apps precipitate a need for easier integrations and setup for future releases, customers and partners said. Continue Reading
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13 Nov 2019
Acquia, Drupal founder Dries Buytaert on open source, Vista, CDPs
Acquia and Drupal founder Dries Buytaert discusses his company's move into marketing automation, CDPs and what's next after Vista Equity Partners' billion-dollar investment in Acquia. Continue Reading
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12 Nov 2019
New Acquia Drupal tools show open source loyalty post-Vista deal
Acquia, recently acquired by Vista Equity Partners, remains committed to Drupal and moves deeper into the CX space with tools for e-commerce and marketing automation. Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2019
OpenText's Carbonite acquisition expands its cloud portfolio
OpenText acquires Carbonite, a vendor in cloud-based data protection and backup, disaster recovery and end-point security. Continue Reading
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07 Nov 2019
Salesforce CMS: Users can publish without leaving platform
Catering to small and midsize customers, Salesforce remixes and upgrades existing features to form a content management system for users to broadcast content to customers. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Oct 2019
Search beyond search engines
All-purpose search engines can have drawbacks for professional searchers. Technologies are emerging to take consultants, journalists, academics and others beyond search engines Continue Reading
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24 Oct 2019
Microsoft acquires Mover.io to ease OneDrive migrations
Microsoft's Mover.io acquisition signals a fresh push to get legacy on-premises SharePoint users, as well as Box and DropBox subscribers, on to its OneDrive file-sharing cloud. Continue Reading
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14 Oct 2019
Digital asset management benefits the future of work
Digital asset management promises to transform digital work, making it easier to tag documents, analyze video and provide image recognition. Here's where it's headed. Continue Reading
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03 Oct 2019
Box cloud content management adds PDF tools, boosts security
Box partners with Adobe in releasing a new set of PDF tools that can be used within Box's content management cloud to enable electronic signatures and document archives. Continue Reading
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30 Sep 2019
OpenText's Mark Barrenechea talks Google, AI, future of CMS
OpenText CEO talks about the company's future, how AI changes everything, his acquisition philosophy and how to keep a tech company relevant as it moves into its third decade. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2019
Icelandair turns to headless CMS to improve CX
The right CMS makes a big difference for CX, so Icelandair moved off its on-premises content server to a headless CMS – with one layover on a cloud CMS that wasn't quite right. Continue Reading
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22 Aug 2019
Box Shield adds tighter controls for content sharing
New Box security features enable file- and folder-level access control, while admins and security staff get machine-learning tools to discover and investigate anomalous activity. Continue Reading
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07 Aug 2019
What are Google G Suite backup best practices?
Is your Google data protected? Make sure you are backing up G Suite files, because Google doesn't provide the comprehensive protection you'll need to be safe. Continue Reading
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16 Jul 2019
Alfresco cloud migration service moves content off premises
With new cloud migration services, Alfresco promises to move content from IBM, SharePoint, Documentum and other legacy ECM systems to its cloud platform in a matter of weeks. Continue Reading
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24 Jun 2019
Acquia Content Cloud is here, in private beta version
Acquia Content Cloud is a cloud-based headless content management system built on Drupal. The content-as-a-service product is only available in private beta. Continue Reading
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20 Jun 2019
Dropbox Business gets integrations with G Suite, Slack and Zoom
Dropbox Business has been overhauled in an attempt to make it a hub for business communication and collaboration. The updates include new integrations with G Suite, Slack and Zoom. Continue Reading
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12 Jun 2019
Make the most of data governance capabilities in Office 365
According to a survey of Microsoft users, many companies are not using the data governance tools available in Office 365. John Peluso, CTO of AvePoint, explains why that might be. Continue Reading
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08 May 2019
SAP, OpenText broaden partnership with cloud integrations
SAP reveals deeper cloud partnerships with content management vendor OpenText as both legacy platforms entice long-term clients off on-premises systems and into the SAP cloud. Continue Reading
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01 May 2019
New capabilities enhance Acquia Cloud security
Acquia's new security and compliance competencies for the Acquia Cloud aim to reduce operational resources, increase data protection and simplify user innovation. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Apr 2019
How cloud services can empower the future of work
The Akumina Employee Experience Platform and Templafy show how cloud services are changing the way employees work, whether the workplace is a ballpark or a traditional office. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Apr 2019
E-commerce information systems, content management join forces
Content management to power e-commerce systems takes on greater importance in personalizing customer engagement by aligning processes, data and tools in unified platforms. Continue Reading
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13 Mar 2019
OpenText Enterprise World Europe: CEO Barrenechea stakes claim for EIM as competitive edge
OpenText’s CEO and CTO Mark Barrenechea used his keynote at the company’s inaugural Enterprise World Europe customer and partner conference in Vienna to make a case for enterprise information management as a software category that can give corporate organisations a competitive edge Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2019
Content services and archiving records: It's complicated
Content services complicate archiving. Microservices render records dynamically for many devices, while an archive should be a static rendering that outlives present data systems. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Feb 2019
How Mediavine succeeded with cloud digital asset management
Mediavine, an ad management company, has cut web hosting costs by using a SaaS content management platform to store, edit, and manipulate images and video. Continue Reading
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Answer
22 Feb 2019
How do content managers deploy cloud content services?
Using either integrated content tech stacks or separate applications with common APIs, cloud content services dip into data repositories and render content for disparate audiences. Continue Reading
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Quiz
30 Jan 2019
Test your knowledge of headless CMS
Do you know the difference among traditional, decoupled and headless CMS? Test your knowledge of web content management systems with this quiz. Continue Reading
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03 Dec 2018
Checking all the boxes: What to look for in an ECM platform
Before deciding on an ECM platform, create a list of must-have features the ECM applications must offer. What's a must-have feature? It all depends on specific business needs. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2018
At Acquia Engage, CTO talks of open source WCM, Red Hat buy
Drupal author and Acquia founder Dries Buytaert talks about how the web content management system written for fun is morphing into a platform from which CX and e-commerce flow. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Nov 2018
Five ways ECM software can benefit your organization
Think your business needs content management tools? Here are five use cases illustrating how ECM software addresses common compliance and management challenges that companies face. Continue Reading
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05 Nov 2018
Content management tools address digital content challenges
With the digital content explosion and increasing mandates come the need to manage all those files. ECM tools do just that and more, ever evolving to meet changing business needs. Continue Reading
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31 Oct 2018
Box takes on OpenText, Microsoft as enterprise content hub
Enterprise content management platforms will become the single source of truth for knowledge for desktop and mobile devices. Box hard-charges bigger competitors to win that spot. Continue Reading
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Podcast
29 Oct 2018
Future of SharePoint on solid ground, despite rumors
On the Pipeline, Microsoft GM Seth Patton contemplates SharePoint's future and how it fits in with Office 365 cloud, Teams, OneDrive and AI initiatives. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2018
Adobe’s Vittal: AI ‘bigger than the web’, and in use at Swisscom
Adobe and one of its customers used the DMEXCO digital marketing conference and exhibition in Cologne to talk about artificial intelligence efforts and spell out what each sees as their value Continue Reading
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31 Aug 2018
Box-IBM AI connection core component of Box partner strategy
Box and IBM continue to expand their three-year relationship. As a result, IBM became the first Box AI partner to develop custom AI applications for Box Skills Kit. Continue Reading
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28 Aug 2018
Amnesty International creates human rights digital archive
Digital preservation platform from Preservica will protect digital records of significant historical importance to Amnesty and its supporters Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2018
Box admins get a deeper view with Insights Dashboard
In the GDPR era, compliance and security become heightened concerns. Box Insights Dashboard gives administrators a look into enterprise cloud activity. Continue Reading
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20 Aug 2018
Box AI, workflow automation strategies about to unfold
Box is set to reveal new AI and workflow automation tools to add to its cloud content services platform -- technology seen as key to the vendor's future. Continue Reading
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17 Aug 2018
Nuxeo among new wave of content services platform vendors
An Indigenous-led organization is preserving British Columbia's native languages with the help of a newer type of content management platform that's designed to handle multiple content formats. Continue Reading
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13 Jul 2018
Endpoint security tool fueled OpenText's Guidance Software acquisition
Endpoint security was the primary draw for OpenText's Guidance Software acquisition. But plans to improve e-discovery and data forensics with Magellan AI are part of the roadmap. Continue Reading
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11 Jul 2018
Execs: Content management in the cloud not as easy as it looks
Challenges await companies as they move content and microservices app-enabled processes to the cloud. Chief among them are data security and apprehension about process complexity. Continue Reading
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10 Jul 2018
OpenText OT2 hybrid cloud EIM platform debuts
OpenText's makeover of EIM platform reflects reality that few companies are fully cloud or fully on premises anymore; SaaS, microservices bridge CMS gaps between the two. Continue Reading
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28 Jun 2018
Box Skills integrations give users access to AI
By integrating with Google, IBM and Microsoft, Box is bringing AI capabilities to its platform, but it still won't be enough to steal Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive customers. Continue Reading
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21 Jun 2018
SharePoint hub sites raises migration questions among users
In the newest rev of SharePoint Online, what used to be sub-sites are now new freestanding sites. This change and others may create migration migraines. Continue Reading
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13 Jun 2018
Cloud DAM platforms vs. on premises for digital asset management
Learn about digital asset management and how cloud DAM democratizes media management and delivery across the enterprise while reducing operations costs and increasing productivity. Continue Reading
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01 May 2018
Content, data services enable digital workplace transformation
There's a lot of tech behind digital workplace transformations: middleware, application modernization, content and data services. Done right, it enables work-from-anywhere models. Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2018
GDPR for marketing: What U.S. content management execs need to know
Digital experience encompasses your brand presence on the web -- all of its targeted content, personalized marketing and customer interactions. Get your DX GDPR act together. Continue Reading
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Podcast
24 Apr 2018
Going paperless, AI, blockchain headline AIIM Conference
AI, cloud storage and blockchain technology were discussed at the AIIM Conference. The Pipeline podcast rehashes the conference and two organizations that rid themselves of paper. Continue Reading
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13 Apr 2018
Intelligent information management is ready for AI, blockchain
A panel discussion at AIIM 2018 looked at how AI, cloud and blockchain will disrupt the intelligent information management space. Continue Reading
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29 Mar 2018
SharePoint 2019 keeps government on-prem fires burning -- for now
While Google, Oracle and Microsoft rightly tout the benefits of total cloud migrations, business use cases demand support for on-premises versions of certain applications. Continue Reading
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06 Mar 2018
Drupal vs. Acquia: What's best for which organizations?
Which fork in the road should an organization take: open source Drupal, or Drupal with Acquia's service package and strong security and standardization? It's not always obvious. Continue Reading
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Tip
01 Mar 2018
When to implement a headless CMS architecture
Do you want the shiny new CMS toy, the headless system? We break down who should jump at this new platform paradigm and take a look at vendors in the space. Continue Reading
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27 Feb 2018
OpenText acquisition of Hightail signifies ECM market disruption
Alfresco's sale to an equity firm is seen as 'cautiously optimistic,' according to an analyst, adding that the influx of funding will continue operations. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Feb 2018
Strategizing cloud GDPR compliance for the content app stack
Box compliance president Crispen Maung discusses vendor-agnostic GDPR compliance tips for subscribers to CMS cloud services as they ready for GDPR enforcement in late May. Continue Reading
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Podcast
12 Feb 2018
Content management in the cloud a main theme in 2018
The future of content management resides in the cloud and with AI, as several 2018 conferences will assure you. Continue Reading
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18 Dec 2017
How traditional file-sharing services have evolved
With a focus on improving digital experiences for its users, Box has added two new modern collaboration tools, Skills and Graph, to its roster to help shake up file sharing. Continue Reading
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29 Sep 2017
What are the key differences between the SharePoint 2016 versions?
You can deploy SharePoint 2016 from the cloud via Office 365, on premises or as a stand-alone online product. Here's how to decide which version is best for your company. Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2017
A step-by-step guide to SharePoint 2016 migration
If you're considering a SharePoint 2016 upgrade or migration, here is a step-by-step guide and a migration tool to make the transition as seamless as possible. Continue Reading
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12 Jan 2017
Using Microsoft MyAnalytics to improve workers' time management
Microsoft MyAnalytics has been hailed as the next great thing for analyzing worker productivity. But how can employees be assured that the data won't be used against them? Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2016
Why Microsoft Azure is the backbone of the Office 365 subscription
With cloud-based services becoming more and more essential to collaboration and productivity for companies, the Office 365 subscription looks to Microsoft Azure to help round out its services. Continue Reading
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29 Feb 2016
How to embed video with SharePoint Media Web Part
Adding audio or video to a SharePoint page isn't rocket science -- but there are some tricks to make it easier. An expert explains. Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2015
Box-Salesforce partnership brings ECM features to CRM
A new partnership will bring the cloud file-sharing capability of Box to Salesforce. Continue Reading
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17 Aug 2015
Challenges of combining structured and unstructured data
Business intelligence tools can turn company data into valuable insights, but unstructured data is often a missing component. It doesn't have to be. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2015
Why SMAC will change your company's content management strategy
Trends like social, mobile and cloud have become entrenched in business operations but also pose serious challenges to managing and securing information. Continue Reading
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Answer
05 Jan 2015
What apps are suited for being hosted in the cloud?
What types of applications are best suited for being hosted in the cloud? Read this expert answer to find out. Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2014
As ECM systems mature, BPM becomes central to ROI
ECM systems have matured beyond content repositories to include automated workflow, which can optimize business processes and justify the cost. Continue Reading
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Quiz
15 Aug 2012
SaaS technology and strategy quiz
See how well you really understand SaaS. If you need help, check out our SaaS Technology Guide. Continue Reading