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Well-planted SharePoint 2010 backup strategy could help save the farm
A SharePoint farm backup as part of an enterprise SharePoint 2010 backup strategy is simple, but on its own might not be enough. Brien M. Posey points out the other important considerations. Feature
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Four experts opine on enterprise benefits of social media technologies
Delivering information management and ECM success requires engaging employees across social media and mobile channels, speakers and attendees at the AIIM conference said. Feature
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SharePoint 2010 implementation success rides on strong governance
Creating an effective governance plan before a SharePoint 2010 implementation project begins, and managing it properly, can help assure smooth deployment, enterprise-wide adoption and success. Feature
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Change management seen making, breaking SharePoint 2010 deployment
Organizations should approach SharePoint 2010 deployment as a change management project involving collaboration technology to reap the most benefits, according to Gimmal consultant Karen Strong. Feature
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Usability, security balance needed in mobile content management
Consultant Steve Weissman says one outcome of increasing mobile content management is a need to improve security by balancing protecting the information with securing the devices enabling mobile ECM. Feature
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Care required in extending SharePoint 2010 capabilities externally
Extending SharePoint 2010 capabilities through an extranet so partners and customers can efficiently access your content comes with challenges, but they can be managed for effective collaboration. Feature
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Tyson, others focus on prep, training in SharePoint 2010 strategy
User examples back up expert opinion that SharePoint 2010 strategy success depends on key steps, including a clear SharePoint governance plan, training and initiating a solid follow-up program. Feature
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Web content management's new role: Fueling digitally driven businesses
Web content management is not just about publishing Web pages any more, according to one industry expert. It has become a way to use content to power useful business applications for the enterprise. Feature
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Q&A: SharePoint governance guru Susan Hanley talks deployment plans
Susan Hanley describes the issues behind SharePoint 2010 governance planning and the key aspects to successful SharePoint deployments at organizations of all sizes. Feature
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'Extreme' collaboration: TV spurs success in social media strategy
An "extreme makeover" on television leads to a social media strategy triumph. Experts agree there are three things common to such success: forethought, careful plan execution and ongoing measurement. Feature
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Forrester: Video aids collaboration, social media strategy success
A Forrester report explains some best practices for integrating live streaming and on-demand videos for internal use in an organization’s overall social media strategy for more effective business. News | 04 Apr 2012
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Enterprise social media, mobile workforce targets of AIIM Conference
Finding information management and ECM success requires engaging employees in enterprise social media and mobile, speakers and attendees at the AIIM conference said. News | 03 Apr 2012
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Health care firm drives progress with SharePoint 2010 implementation
A comprehensive enterprise SharePoint 2010 implementation is expected to help one health care consultancy more effectively advise clients and deliver new drugs and medical tools to the market. News | 22 Feb 2012
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Content management, collaboration grapple with consumerization of IT
Content management and social collaboration are not free of the effect consumerization has had on IT. News | 24 Jan 2012
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Effective social media strategy: A must for success in a social world
Successful organizations develop a formal enterprise social media strategy. According to Altimeter Group, they do this by moving through five stages representing a social business hierarchy of needs. News | 16 Nov 2011
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Gartner Magic Quadrant: Efficiency driving ECM software, market growth
Gartner’s annual Magic Quadrant for enterprise content management (ECM) shows spending on ECM software grew in 2009 and 2010, mainly because of the productivity gains the technology can provide. News | 10 Nov 2011
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Forrester: Define corporate policies to manage the mobile workplace
Organizations should create a formal mobile workplace strategy before losing control of how employees use personal devices for work, according to Forrester Research Inc. News | 03 Nov 2011
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Cloud collaboration, security on display at G20 Summit
Cloud security continues to be a concern for many CIOs, but the Canadian government's trust in a cloud collaboration tool to handle sensitive economic data paid off at last year's Toronto G20 Summit. News | 18 Oct 2011
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Salesforce.com ramps up plans for CRM data integration
Salesforce.com has big plans for social customer profiles, but it might take a whiole for this concept of CRM data integration to fully translate into reality. News | 20 Sep 2011
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Three steps to building a SharePoint 2010 business case
Because of the stories that surround SharePoint 2010 implementations that have gone awry, experts say it is critical to carefully develop a solid case for SharePoint 2010 adoption. News | 14 Sep 2011
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Get started with SharePoint tips for project and portfolio management
Not sure how to get started with SharePoint? Read our latest feature, chock full of SharePoint tips to avoid project and portfolio management woes. Tip
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Get control of SharePoint sprawl
SharePoint has taken off in your organization, but how do you get a handle on the mega-proliferation of sites? Tip
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Managing sandbox solutions in SharePoint 2010
Isolated from other sites, sandbox solutions offer the ability to deploy solutions within the governance of Web applications. Tip
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Time to beef up code retention policies on your SharePoint servers
Organizations should use code retention policies in their governance plans to correct patch management policies for SharePoint servers. Tip
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Adding virtualization to SharePoint governance
Prepare a plan of attack in your governance plan to prevent virtualization sprawl in your SharePoint deployment. Tip
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Kicking the tires on SharePoint 2010
The latest version of SharePoint offers some revolutionary improvements with just a couple of disappointments. Tip
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Backing up SharePoint-related SQL Server databases
Find out exactly which database backup and recovery models you'll need for a full backup and restore of a SharePoint-associated SQL Server database. Tip
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Managing external data access in SharePoint governance
Permitting external access to SharePoint data allows employees to do their jobs, even when they are out of the office. However, be sure the methods you use to allow remote access to SharePoint comply with your governance plan. Tip
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Successful SharePoint training strategies
User adoption is the key to a successful SharePoint implementation, and the correct training strategy can make all the difference. Tip
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Oops! I didn't do any capacity planning for SharePoint
How do you handle capacity planning for SharePoint? What? You're not doing any at all? Well, you need to fix that. Here's how. Tip
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collaboration platform
A collaboration platform is a category of business software that adds broad social networking capabilities to work processes. Definition
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Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS)
Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) is a specification for allowing users to share and access data across multiple content management (ECM) systems. Definition
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The six management imperatives for enterprise social media integration
Organizational leaders need to support enterprise social media integration and collaboration applications for full adoption, employee effectiveness and enterprise success, said analyst Michael Chui. Video
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Social media technology use can improve enterprise decision making
Organizations can make faster and smarter decisions by facilitating enterprise adoption of social media technologies, mobile devices and collaboration tools, analyst Michael Chui says in a video Q&A. Video
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Ray Wang: Adopt mobile social media technologies for enterprise value
Organizations must use new social media technologies and adopt the consumer models of mobile and social convergence to drive context and deliver a connected experience, said analyst Ray Wang. Video
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Clay Shirky: How enterprises can benefit from social media technology
The real-time data and information available to organizations through social media technology can be a boon to enterprises that are thinking ahead in the mobile era, NYU’s Clay Shirky says. Video
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AIIM: Information managers must evolve with the mobile era
The information manager must adapt to changes in social media and how enterprises engage employees and customers in a mobile world, AIIM’s John Mancini says. Video
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AIIM’s take on information management and the mobile social enterprise
AIIM President John Mancini discusses social media, information management and what enterprises need to do to extract more value from their workforces to find success in a mobile world. Video
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Developing a scalable strategy for content management, collaboration
Enterprise content management and collaboration programs require more than just software. This podcast explains how to design ECM and collaboration strategies that can scale as businesses grow. Podcast
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Well-planted SharePoint 2010 backup strategy could help save the farm
A SharePoint farm backup as part of an enterprise SharePoint 2010 backup strategy is simple, but on its own might not be enough. Brien M. Posey points out the other important considerations. Feature
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Four experts opine on enterprise benefits of social media technologies
Delivering information management and ECM success requires engaging employees across social media and mobile channels, speakers and attendees at the AIIM conference said. Feature
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The six management imperatives for enterprise social media integration
Organizational leaders need to support enterprise social media integration and collaboration applications for full adoption, employee effectiveness and enterprise success, said analyst Michael Chui. Video
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Social media technology use can improve enterprise decision making
Organizations can make faster and smarter decisions by facilitating enterprise adoption of social media technologies, mobile devices and collaboration tools, analyst Michael Chui says in a video Q&A. Video
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Ray Wang: Adopt mobile social media technologies for enterprise value
Organizations must use new social media technologies and adopt the consumer models of mobile and social convergence to drive context and deliver a connected experience, said analyst Ray Wang. Video
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Clay Shirky: How enterprises can benefit from social media technology
The real-time data and information available to organizations through social media technology can be a boon to enterprises that are thinking ahead in the mobile era, NYU’s Clay Shirky says. Video
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SharePoint 2010 implementation success rides on strong governance
Creating an effective governance plan before a SharePoint 2010 implementation project begins, and managing it properly, can help assure smooth deployment, enterprise-wide adoption and success. Feature
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AIIM: Information managers must evolve with the mobile era
The information manager must adapt to changes in social media and how enterprises engage employees and customers in a mobile world, AIIM’s John Mancini says. Video
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Forrester: Video aids collaboration, social media strategy success
A Forrester report explains some best practices for integrating live streaming and on-demand videos for internal use in an organization’s overall social media strategy for more effective business. News
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Enterprise social media, mobile workforce targets of AIIM Conference
Finding information management and ECM success requires engaging employees in enterprise social media and mobile, speakers and attendees at the AIIM conference said. News
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