Gupta Sanjeev Gupta

How to Avoid Common Technology Selection Mistakes

8-Jul-2011

Tags: Component Content Management, Digital and Media Asset Management, Document Management (ECM), E-mail Archiving and Management, Enterprise Collaboration & Social Software, Enterprise Search, Evaluating SharePoint, Portals and Content Integration, SharePoint Ecosystem, Web Analytics, Web Content and Experience Management, Selecting Technology

Going through technology selection is like finding yourself a bride or a groom – everyone will we have their own opinions to share, with a lot of hype being built around each one's recommendations. But really, no one but you knows what you want and what your real priorities are. Without proper guidance, the most common mistake one could make is getting carried away by hype-based claims. People could get frustrated and leave everything to destiny or chance, resulting in high risk of a mistake with long-lasting impact. 

So while “Ignorance is bliss” maybe true for Cypher in The Matrix, it surely doesn’t work in the real world. To help you minimise the risk of making such common mistakes during your technology selection process, we have published an Advisory Paper titled “How to Avoid Common Technology Selection Mistakes”. In this advisory we look at the top 5 most common mistake we’ve seen customers make during their technology selection process and advise you on how to avoid these pitfalls.

This advisory is available to subscribers of any of our research streams.

 

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