Pelz-Sharpe Alan Pelz-Sharpe

UK roadshow diary Day One - dynamic publishing

14-Jun-2010

Tags: Component Content Management, Document Management (ECM), Enterprise Search, SharePoint Ecosystem, European Marketplace, Industry Events, Marketplace at Large, Selecting Technology, XML

Day One of the AIIM UK Roadshow started in Glasgow, a place I know pretty well.  The sessions were followed by a long but stunningly beautiful drive down through the lowlands and lake district to the next locale Bolton, near Manchester. (I would fear for the conference organizers, Revolution Events, but they have a crate of Red Bull in their car).

Scotland provided a decent-sized crowd from both the private and public sectors, who all seemed very savvy regarding ECM -- frankly one of the better informed groups of people I have met in a while. 

The theme of the day for me was dynamic publishing.  With the continued push for all public services to provide stronger online services, along with the recession driving more customer self-service in the private sector, complex publishing is clearly a hot topic.

What was also interesting was the relative skepticism of the audience about existing products.  More than one came to me and used the immortal words "Well the IT Department suggests I use product X, but I'm not so sure..." in all cases it was the same über-product that IT was recommending.

I also found lots of interest in both our Content Technology subway map, and in the ECM3 maturity model. Will be interesting to see if today's concerns are reflected in the next cities we visit. 

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