The Forecast is Decidedly Cloudy – New AIIM White Paper
A great new white paper on Cloud Computing from AIIM here – Is cloud computing hype? Not according to AIIM, read more here: AIIM Trendscape: Content and the Cloud
Posts By Terri Jones
How A Case Management Philosophy Will Save Government
Government faces the proverbial crossroads so often that it is almost not worth using the metaphor. But one advantage of a moment of crisis, like our recent economic downturn and budget woes, is that it leads to wholesale review of how we run the day-to-day business of government. In IT, this has led to centralization,Read… Read more »
Content and Context – GIS Makes the Case for Going Enterprise
Last week’s Esri International Users’ Conference was one of the happiest and most energetic software conferences ever. And why shouldn’t it be? The breadth of GIS usage, especially for government, has grown, and the variety of ways to use GIS and the opportunity provided by Esri’s ArcGIS Online will bring another wave of growth. FromRead… Read more »
Open Government – The Agenda and Document Management Connection
The topics of open government and transparency have dominated conversation at recent city and county meetings. Like most buzzwords, elected officials and policy thinkers talk about it, but county and city staffs have to figure out how to do it – all while performing the usual tasks of everyday government. One lucky break for theseRead… Read more »
How are you celebrating National County Government Month?
How are you celebrating National County Government Month? Check out the latest from the National Association of Counties – http://www.naco.org/newsroom/countynews/Current%20Issue/4-8-2013/Pages/National-County-Government-Month-in-full-swing.aspx
Better government IT starts with smart procurement
There are many challenges to using the competitive procurement process to purchase IT solutions for government. The dilemma is more than just large and cumbersome RFP package production, long software demos and lengthy review and contracting. Government has reduced funding for investments and can no longer afford to get it wrong – especially for coreRead… Read more »
ECM in the Cloud? Not as Scary as You Think
Thoughts from my colleague Glenn on whether we should be afraid of the cloud…and how to cope and research! I distinctly recall the moment a few years ago when, as a bumbling new dad trying to calm down a very loud screaming baby boy in the foyer of a theatre, I was confronted by aRead… Read more »
Top 3 Reasons to Consider a Cloud-ECM Solution
Thoughts from my colleague Glenn Gibson… The idea of running enterprise applications in the cloud is no longer revolutionary. SalesForce.com single-handedly managed to slip cloud-based CRM into many high-profile organizations, without anyone seeming to bat an eye. And Office 365 is now boasting some great success stories. It’s safe to say that people are distinctlyRead… Read more »
3 New Year’s Resolutions for Government Agencies
For the time being, we have averted the fiscal cliff. However, as local governments return from the holidays, they continue to face the same struggles with budget, smaller staffs and continued expectations from their constituents. As cities and counties face the new year, how can they simplify their approach to IT and feel good aboutRead… Read more »