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• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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  Outdated ECM systems use a lot of resources, and neglect can render them almost useless.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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Why you can't always go all the way with SharePoint cloud

  Organizations started the shift to the SharePoint cloud from on premises, but encountered obstacles that made SharePoint Online less appealing. Enter the hybrid deployment.Continue Reading

• How to enhance collaboration with Office 365 tools

  SharePoint, Teams and Groups, oh my! Expert Shawn Shell has advice to help you determine which Microsoft Office 365 collaboration features make the most sense for your team to use.Continue Reading

• 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

• Securing content and access with smart management techniques

  From single sign-on to two-factor authentication, many tools help secure enterprise content. But too much security can be a barrier to access.Continue Reading

• Protecting content from the enterprise collaboration black hole

  As the need for enterprise collaboration grows, so does the need for security. Organizations need to understand when confidential content is at risk and how to protect it.Continue Reading

• Why SharePoint Framework could benefit business, not just developers

  SharePoint Framework heralds a new, mobile-friendly, low-code era for Microsoft, which may give some organizations without .NET expertise a new lease on life.Continue Reading

• The benefits and challenges of migrating to SharePoint Online

  Moving to SharePoint Online has its upsides -- like someone else managing your patches -- but there are also logistical and technical considerations, according to expert Brien Posey.Continue Reading

• How to streamline a migration to Office 365

  Microsoft may want users to move to Office 365, but there are challenges to prepare for, advises expert Shawn Shell. First, ease user adoption; then, look at content migration.Continue Reading

• Microsoft brings its flavor of AI with Microsoft Cognitive Services

  Microsoft Cognitive Services has a new array of APIs to make it easier to scan text, video and audio data and to bring intelligence to a variety of mediums.Continue Reading

• Office 365 AI gets practical for workers

  Artificial intelligence used to be the province of academia. But today, flavors of it, like Microsoft AI, are having a real-world impact on work.Continue Reading

• Will Operations Management Suite boost confidence in Office 365?

  Office 365 has been a relative success, but some are hesitant to adopt it. New features in the Operations Management Suite, showcased at Ignite, may allay some of those fears.Continue Reading

• How do Delve metrics affect personal productivity?

  Delve metrics help measure an employee's personal productivity, helping to increase efficiency in the workplace, but they also raise concerns about intrusiveness.Continue Reading

• 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

• Expert: Collaborative Power BI in Office 365 is undervalued

  Power BI has collaboration features that make data more actionable and transparent. But users aren't always educated about these features.Continue Reading

• Are you exploiting Office 365 features to the max?

  BPOS has evolved significantly over time into the various Office 365 features and services of today. Are you aware of how these services can benefit you?Continue Reading

• The SharePoint Framework signals Microsoft's roadmap

  The SharePoint Framework is key to SharePoint's cloud-first, mobile-first strategy and could modernize Redmond's content management strategy.Continue Reading

• Will Office 365 services impress at Ignite 2016?

  With the Ignite 2016 show on the way, Microsoft has a job ahead of it to make Office 365 services clearer to users.Continue Reading

• Twitter live streaming plays catch-up with Periscope purchase

  Twitter's recent purchase of Periscope could address the long-standing criticism that the social networking service's conversations exist in a vacuum.Continue Reading

• What to expect from Office 365 services as Ignite conference nears

  With the Ignite conference approaching, what developments can we expect for Office 365 services?Continue Reading

• Crowdsourcing gets street cred with cognitive computing software

  The much-hyped cognitive computing has spawned research projects and Watson. But today, it's having an impact in the enterprise with crowdsourcing.Continue Reading

• What went wrong in the wiki market?

  The wiki market was a central part of the enterprise 2.0 wave, but faded away before taking hold. But its defining characteristics did seep into other collaboration tools.Continue Reading

• Identifying must-have features in file-sharing programs

  Choosing a file-sharing program takes some planning and understanding of your business requirements.Continue Reading

• Open APIs key to successful collaboration platforms

  APIs could be the future of collaboration platforms, enabling enterprise content management data to be available.Continue Reading

• How to restore SharePoint business intelligence features

  Microsoft removed business intelligence features from SharePoint 2016, and only an upgrade to two other platforms allows IT pros to get them back. Here's how.Continue Reading

• SharePoint 2016 RTM highlights Microsoft's cloud path

  SharePoint 2016 RTM is out and highlights the path Microsoft is paving for shops to the cloud.Continue Reading

• Office 365 capabilities that benefit the finance industry

  The financial industry needs tools that offer security, mobility and productivity features. Here are five Office 365 capabilities that may fit the bill.Continue Reading

• The top five Office 365 features for the legal industry

  Legal professionals' technology needs include specific features available in Office 365. Here are five Office 365 tools that legal professionals use regularly.Continue Reading

• SharePoint-Exchange integration reduces 'toggle fatigue'

  If you configure it correctly, teams can use Microsoft Outlook as a client for Exchange Server and SharePoint to realize benefits such as a centralized site mailbox.Continue Reading

• Microsoft Office 365 features that are just what the doctor ordered

  Office 365's analytics, content management and security features give healthcare professionals the resources to cut costs and improve care.Continue Reading

• Document control practices in the age of HIPAA

  The time has come to bring information governance stakeholders together to develop a practical plan for document management and data privacy for HIPAA compliance.Continue Reading

• Slack kicks up dust in collaboration software tool market

  Slack is taking aim at traditional communication tools like instant messenger and email. But its integration with other services bespeaks a broader strategy.Continue Reading

• Office 365 services present confusing overlaps

  Office 365 services, including SharePoint, OneDrive, offer overlapping capabilities. Things can get confusing for prospective buyers or existing users.Continue Reading

• How close is too close in context-aware computing?

  Context-aware technology is hyped to the max, enabling companies to gather precious data about customers. But it has to be mature to be useful and less obtrusive for consumers.Continue Reading

• How contextual awareness changes content delivery

  Context-aware devices and apps give businesses a way to deliver highly personalized content -- but there are serious challenges to consider, an expert cautions.Continue Reading

• Simple SharePoint PowerShell commands

  An expert shares insights into simple PowerShell scripting magic that could shave hours off your Office 365 and SharePoint administration task list.Continue Reading

• ECM platforms' false tradeoff: User access vs. IT control

  Users see a false tradeoff between ease of access for users and IT governance and control in content management. Can identity management break the stalemate?Continue Reading

• Context-aware technology draws customers closer, but not too close

  Companies must tread a fine line with context-aware content: They must demonstrate that they know their customers, and be able to anticipate and meet their needs, without being intrusive or creepy.Continue Reading

• How cloud ECM can help reshape the digital workplace

  Enterprises are using cloud ECM features to augment existing business practices -- but it's also important to re-evaluate the big picture in search of new efficiencies.Continue Reading

• Microsoft Delve faces challenges in enterprise search tool role

  Microsoft Delve may turn out to be the best enterprise search tool users could ask for, but it needs to work as well with on-premises data as it does in the cloud.Continue Reading

• Contextually-aware content amps up the online experience

  Contextually aware content can enrich online experiences by anticipating user needs, but it also demands that users have a firm grasp of the customer journey and information architecture already in place.Continue Reading

• Migrating to Office 365: The good, the bad and the ugly

  Moving to Office 365 may not be easy, explains expert Peter O'Kelly. But in the end, users will have a tool they're familiar with and you may save money.Continue Reading

• ECM and collaboration vendors address file sharing in the cloud

  Enterprise content management is one of many technologies that are evolving to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce that demands secure, user-friendly tools. New business processes are pushing ECM and collaboration vendors to make ...Continue Reading

• Should the government set consumer data protection rules?

  If private companies aren't adequately protecting consumer data against breaches, should governmental agencies step in and develop guidelines?Continue Reading

• Navigating the Office 365 and SharePoint hybrid roadmap

  SharePoint on-premises is a leading collaboration and ECM platform, but Microsoft's focus has shifted to the cloud and Office 365. Should users embrace hybrid as a middle ground?Continue Reading

• Office 365 archiving subject to inconsistencies

  Companies that are subject to compliance or other regulatory requirements should take note: Archiving Office 365 applications takes several forms.Continue Reading

• Can OneDrive file sharing displace shadow IT collaboration?

  Microsoft is touting OneDrive for Business as a compliant alternative to consumer file-sharing services, but will that message translate into enterprise and user adoption?Continue Reading

• Is Microsoft Delve a flop or set to become a killer app?

  Delve can make Office 365 collaboration more intuitive, with enterprise social features and machine learning that serves up relevant content. But it hasn't been an overnight hit.Continue Reading

• Is Microsoft Delve Iron Man's Edwin Jarvis? No way

  Rolled out with some fanfare in 2015, Microsoft Delve has yet to make good on its vision.Continue Reading

• Will a single cloud platform ever meet all business needs?

  While companies have moved data and applications to the cloud, there is no single cloud platform that promises to suit all their needs.Continue Reading

• What to expect with SharePoint licensing for SharePoint 2016

  Microsoft hasn't released the licensing details for SharePoint 2016, but there are a couple of areas where enterprises can expect additional expenses.Continue Reading

• OpenText content management gets boost in OpenText Suite 16

  OpenText has launched OpenText Suite 16, with new capabilities to build apps on top of OpenText, as well as upgrades to its Experience Suite and analytics.Continue Reading

• ECM software success is all about customer journeys

  Customer journeys can aid in the process of optimizing employee processes and workflows, just as they have shed light on customer experience.Continue Reading

• The confusion around Office 365 services

  From Delve to Sway to Yammer and Power BI, Office 365 features a startling array of enterprise productivity tools. Users need clarification on the daunting set of features.Continue Reading

• What Office 365 means for traditional SharePoint features

  Office 365 is deconstructing SharePoint as we know it and recasting traditional SharePoint features into a collection of services, according to an expert.Continue Reading

• How is Office 365 Groups changing team collaboration?

  Office 365 Groups provides a lightweight alternative to traditional SharePoint collaboration, while Sway looks to revamp enterprise presentations, according to an expert.Continue Reading

• Shadow IT makes IT departments more, not less, relevant

  Technology trends such as self-service BI and cloud-based content management software give IT departments job security, not pink slips.Continue Reading

• Is cloud architecture bridging enterprise data silos?

  Innovative cloud architecture is driving a sea change in IT strategy that's helping to break down long standing enterprise data silos.Continue Reading

• Mobile SharePoint options: Microsoft finally delivers?

  Microsoft is making good on a mobile SharePoint experience, but users still need to choose a path to get there.Continue Reading

• Government deployments play up SharePoint pros and cons

  SharePoint is widely used in the public sector, and those deployments often emphasize the strengths and weaknesses of the platform.Continue Reading

• Location data adds context for Web personalization

  Location technologies can provide another layer of context for serving up Web personalization, but it may require updating systems and strategies.Continue Reading

• Choosing the right social media branding strategy

  Social media provides a direct conduit to consumers that can supplement traditional marketing. But it's important to craft that message carefully.Continue Reading

• 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

• Outlook-OneDrive integration powers next-gen email collaboration

  Microsoft looks to combine the popularity of email collaboration with the controls of ECM file sharing by integrating OneDrive for Business with Outlook.Continue Reading

• Mobile content strategy must incorporate location, context

  Today, companies need to develop a mobile content strategy that incorporates attributes, such as a user's location and context, to be meaningful.Continue Reading

• Using cloud-based content management to generate business opportunities

  Too many companies view content management applications in isolation and don't think about them in concert with other applications and data.Continue Reading

• Box-IBM partnership opens doors for task-oriented mobile ECM

  The combination of Box content services and IBM cognitive computing tools could unlock new functionality for mobile ECM by powering smart, task-oriented applications.Continue Reading

• Web content management strategy must adapt for mobile

  Mobile devices have changed Web content management strategy to better reflect consumer expectations.Continue Reading

• New OneDrive sync client may disrupt file-sharing market

  A new sync client for One Drive is coming soon, but the offerings may be too Microsoft-centric to encourage defection from competing services, such as Box.Continue Reading

• Should my mobile strategy focus on responsive design?

  Responsive design websites automatically adapt to provide easy viewing across multiple devices, but that alone is not always enough for mobile users.Continue Reading

• Seven signs you need to upgrade your legacy systems

  Legacy systems can last well beyond their expiration date. So how do you know when it's time to upgrade them?Continue Reading

• Configuring hybrid search for SharePoint 2013

  Configuring hybrid search for SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2013 isn't quick or easy, but an eight-step process can get the job done.Continue Reading

• ECM software prompts companies to balance ease of use and security

  As companies struggle to get control of corporate content, they want systems that are easy to use and configure, but also secure and data breach-free.Continue Reading

• Box-IBM partnership shakes up ECM software market

  The recently announced Box-IBM partnership provides benefits for both companies and customers. But the jury is still out on how well the two companies will work together.Continue Reading

• How to define user access controls for cloud content services

  As companies move content to the cloud, they need to sort out how to secure access to that information.Continue Reading

• How does the cloud limit SharePoint search and integration?

  Search is a key function for SharePoint, but capabilities vary for cloud, hybrid and on-premises deployments.Continue Reading

• Online communities create social 'stickiness,' say experts

  While social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook may get audiences to the door of a corporate website, online communities let them in, say experts.Continue Reading

• OneDrive for Business and SharePoint fill different niches

  Microsoft is unveiling new OneDrive for Business features in a bid for enterprise cloud file-sharing turf, while leaving more structured collaboration to SharePoint.Continue Reading

• Microsoft Delve may drive demand for Office365

  Microsoft Delve is touted as a hot new interface for SharePoint, but will users embrace it or find it intrusive?Continue Reading

• Cloud file sharing pushes ECM content for mobile apps

  Cloud file sharing has been a boon for remote collaboration. Now file-sharing apps are poised to help users manage content for mobile experiences.Continue Reading

• At Ignite, Microsoft Delve helps Redmond sidestep SharePoint woes

  Microsoft's emphasis on the cloud has on-premises SharePoint users questioning their fate, but that issue was sidestepped at Ignite by offerings such as Delve.Continue Reading

• Merging your view of structured and unstructured data in SharePoint

  Companies are seeing the merits of merging structured and unstructured data in SharePoint. But gaining the resulting business insight will take work.Continue Reading

• Don't blame SharePoint for poor SharePoint adoption

  Companies often blame SharePoint for poor user adoption. But the reality is more complex.Continue Reading

• When will SharePoint Online embrace customization?

  Companies often customize SharePoint, but that’s not an option in the cloud. Will Microsoft remove that roadblock for SharePoint Online?Continue Reading

• Should users eagerly await SharePoint 2016?

  SharePoint 2016 is expected to improve hybrid scenarios. There's also room for upgrades with ECM, cloud configuration and data integration.Continue Reading

• At Ignite, hybrid SharePoint a key theme

  Hybrid SharePoint will be an important theme at the Microsoft Ignite show, where on-premises users may not be ready to go all-in on the cloud.Continue Reading

• Users want resolution to the Microsoft SharePoint Online problem

  SharePoint Online was supposed to eliminate some cost and management headaches for users. So why hasn't it?Continue Reading

• What to expect in SharePoint 2016

  How will SharePoint 2016 migrate users to hybrid clouds, and what's in store for integration with SQL Server, Power BI and Office 365?Continue Reading

• Security controls move to information assets

  Repository-level security is too imprecise to protect sensitive information from accidental leaks and intentional breaches. A composite of controls starting at the content level may be the answer.Continue Reading

• Content asset protection: How to combat the ‘inside job’

  The Target and Home Depot data breaches highlight the need content asset protection from external threats. But what about threats from an 'inside job'?Continue Reading

• Information managers: Embrace the information management chaos

  The volume and velocity of data is exploding. Information managers have to accept the reality of the situation to get a handle on it.Continue Reading