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• Digital transformation hinges on information governance policies

  Data governance is an important part of any digital transformation plan. The trick is to lead with the governance tools that ensure the digitization strategy is a success. Continue Reading

• Is it easy to migrate from PerformancePoint to Power BI apps?

  Organizations like to use PerformancePoint as a way for users to interact with visualizations, but it doesn't work with Power BI apps, which can be a problem. Continue Reading

• e-signature

  An e-signature (electronic signature) is a digital version of a traditional pen and ink signature. Continue Reading

• SharePoint farm

  A SharePoint farm is a collection of servers that work in concert to provide a set of basic SharePoint services to support a single site. Continue Reading

• Five considerations for integrating SharePoint and OneDrive

  Microsoft is encouraging users to integrate OneDrive for Business and SharePoint in lieu of turning to off-premises options, like Box and Dropbox. Find out why. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • e-signature
  • SharePoint farm
  • enterprise content management (ECM)
  • decoupled CMS (content management system)

  • headless CMS (headless content management system)
  • Microsoft Cloud Hybrid Search Service Application
  • Microsoft SharePoint 2016
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• CMS analytics arms businesses with a strategic planning edge

  Content analytics for CMSes mines business value from free text in data lakes, so it's time to go prospecting for gold with this advanced technology.Continue Reading

• As users and technology drive the future of ECM, can vendors keep up?

  Changing user needs have pushed enterprise content management platforms beyond their initial uses. An expert looks at how ECM has changed and what's ahead.Continue Reading

• enterprise content management (ECM)

  Enterprise content management (ECM) is a set of defined processes, strategies and tools that allow a business to effectively obtain, organize, store and deliver critical information to its employees, business stakeholders and customers.Continue Reading

• Top 8 reasons why SharePoint Online implementation plans fail

  Lessons learned from SharePoint Online implementation plan failures can help yours be a success.Continue Reading

• Justify investments in digital asset management tools to your CFO

  DAM projects require capital, and they take a lot of bandwidth to set up and evangelize to front-line users. Here are benefits the higher-ups can understand.Continue Reading

• When should you use an electronic signature vs. digital signature?

  Most people think the terms e-signature and digital signature are interchangeable, but an electronic signature differs from a digital signature in critical ways.Continue Reading

• Multidimensional WCM systems are no longer typecast

  Determining the features an organization needs in its WCM system can be intimidating. We break down the features and capabilities of the choices available today.Continue Reading

• Three BI dashboard best practices you need to know

  As companies struggle with BI integration, Microsoft has figured out the magic formula with its Power BI dashboard. Here are the three BI dashboard best practices you should follow.Continue Reading

• Artificial intelligence meets enterprise collaboration systems

  Artificial intelligence has entered the world of enterprise collaboration. Learn more about how Microsoft, Salesforce and Oracle are folding AI into collaboration.Continue Reading

• decoupled CMS (content management system)

  Pioneered, in the early 2000s, decoupled CMS is an approach to web application deployment for enhancing the performance and security of WCM systems.Continue Reading