Category: Content management & strategy (Page 42 of 468)

This category includes editorial and news blog posts related to content management and content strategy. For older, long form reports, papers, and research on these topics see our Resources page.

Content management is a broad topic that refers to the management of unstructured or semi-structured content as a standalone system or a component of another system. Varieties of content management systems (CMS) include: web content management (WCM), enterprise content management (ECM), component content management (CCM), and digital asset management (DAM) systems. Content management systems are also now widely marketed as Digital Experience Management (DEM or DXM, DXP), and Customer Experience Management (CEM or CXM) systems or platforms, and may include additional marketing technology functions.

Content strategy topics include information architecture, content and information models, content globalization, and localization.

For some historical perspective see:

https://gilbane.com/gilbane-report-vol-8-num-8-what-is-content-management/

Snowflake announces Python support and more

November 16, 2021 / NewsShark

Snowflake announced at its Snowday event that data scientists, data engineers, and application developers can now use Python, in addition to Java and Scala, natively within Snowflake as part of Snowpark, Snowflake’s developer framework. With Snowpark for Python, developers will be able to collaborate on data in their preferred language. At the same time, they can leverage the security, governance, and elastic performance of Snowflake’s platform to build scalable, optimized pipelines, applications, and machine learning workflows. Snowpark for Python is currently in private preview. As a result of the recently announced partnership with Anaconda, Snowflake users can now access the popular ecosystem of Python open source libraries, without the need for manual installs and package dependency management. Additional Snowflake and Snowpark capabilities include:

Cross-cloud account replication
Improved replication performance
Expanded governance capabilities and integration
Snowpark: Stored Procedures
Snowpark: Unstructured File Processing
Snowpark: Logging Framework

https://www.snowflake.com/news/snowflake-announces-latest-data-cloud-innovations-to-enable-customers-to-seamlessly-manage-global-operations-build-faster-and-create-new-businesses-with-data/

Datadobi introduces DobiMigrate API

November 16, 2021 / NewsShark

Datadobi Software, provider of unstructured data management software, announced enhancements to its vendor-neutral unstructured data mobility engine with the introduction of DobiMigrate’s API. Version 5.13 will allow organizations to programmatically configure unstructured data migrations using the API.

Using the DobiMigrate API, customers and partners can now extend existing automated storage provisioning workflows with the necessary data migration steps. Organizations can first use the storage system APIs to provision a new group of on-premises or cloud storage and then use the DobiMigrate API to set up the NAS or object migration. Following the cutover to the new storage, the administrator can then again use storage systems APIs to deprovision the original storage.

Customers can also use the DobiMigrate API in conjunction with the Datadobi file system assessment service. The file system assessment service provides customers with insights into the state of the unstructured data estate. Characteristics of file systems from a global level through individual storage systems and sub-file servers/virtual file servers is provided in a detailed report, allowing customers to make informed decisions on how to organize and move their data. The DobiMigrate API can then be used to establish the required migrations of individual datasets between systems.

https://datadobi.com/post_news/datadobi-software-enhancements-power-agile-multi-cloud-expansion-flexible-data-reorganization-lower-costs/

Enterprise Knowledge Graph Foundation (EKGF) releases draft maturity model

November 12, 2021 / NewsShark

Enterprise Knowledge Graph Foundation released Version 1.0 of the Enterprise Knowledge Graph Maturity Model (EKG/MM), designed to promote best practices across the knowledge graph community. Version 1.0 was created in an ongoing collaboration between experts and practitioners, and the model can be accessed or downloaded from the EKGF Website. Founding organizational members include agnos.ai, eccenca, data.world, Global IDs, Cambridge Semantics, Ontotext, Stardog, and Wizdom.

EKG/MM is designed to be the industry-standard definition and guide for the capabilities required for an enterprise knowledge graph. Intended to harmonize data from disparate sources across organizations, it can be used by business leaders, project managers, trainers, HR, legal, compliance, and finance departments, data managers, technologists, and more. It establishes standard criteria for measuring progress and sets out the practical questions that all involved stakeholders ask to ensure trust, confidence, and flexibility of data.

EKG/MM covers four essential capability areas, called “pillars,” which are grouped by the main constituencies in an enterprise: Business, Organization, Data, and Technology, each of which includes standard evaluation criteria for measuring the maturity of the design, implementation, and maintenance of an EKG.

https://www.ekgf.org

MediaValet partners with FFW

November 10, 2021 / NewsShark

MediaValet Inc., provider of cloud-native enterprise digital asset management (DAM) and creative operations software, and FFW, a global digital experience agency, announced a new partnership to enable enterprise organizations to achieve digital scale faster and with a higher degree of success.

As a global digital experience practitioner, FFW helps clients such as Pfizer, Panasonic and General Electric, unlock new capabilities, streamline control and achieve sustainable business impact. With their user and category structure, UI, easy-to-use API, scalability, and redundancy, compliance, and security, MediaValet was the chosen digital asset management partner to incorporate into FFW’s customers’ Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs). With this new partnership, FFW customers will be able to aggregate, secure, organize and access their digital assets as their organizations grow. Through out-of-the-box and deep custom integrations, facilitated by FFW, organizations will be able to support internal processes, streamline the creation of digital assets, and expedite the distribution of those assets to relevant audiences within a secure and redundant environment.

https://www.mediavalet.com/news/mediavalet-announces-partnership-with-global-digital-experience-agency-ffw/ ■ www.ffwagency.com

Vaimo partners with Contentful

November 4, 2021 / NewsShark

Vaimo, a full-service global omnichannel agency, announced a partnership with Contentful, a content platform for digital-first business. With the fast-paced changes in digital commerce, Vaimo has initiated this partnership to help merchants deliver great customer experiences across channels and devices.

Contentful unifies content in a single platform and structures it for use in any digital channel so digital teams can assemble content and deliver digital experiences faster and at scale. With an API-first approach, Contentful can be easily integrated with a company’s existing systems and extended through Contentful’s market-leading App Framework.

https://www.vaimo.com/ ■ https://www.contentful.com/

Bridgeline and Luminos Labs to productize Hawksearch connector for Optimizely

November 4, 2021 / NewsShark

Bridgeline Digital, Inc., a cloud-based marketing technology software provider, announced that their Hawksearch software team is working alongside Luminos Labs to produce an Optimizely Commerce and Content Cloud B2C connector, available in the Optimizely marketplace in the coming weeks. Hawksearch provides advanced search, personalization, and recommendations for organizations on the Optimizely platform, and is already integrated and in use by several customers with the Optimizely B2C platform. The connector adds to Hawksearch’s library of integrations that include Salesforce B2B Commerce, Big Commerce, Magento, Sitefinity, and many others, enhancing the online buying experience and driving conversion through AI-powered search and insight driven recommendation strategies for enterprises.

https://www.bridgeline.com ■ https://www.luminoslabs.com

Liferay unveils DXP 7.4

November 3, 2021 / NewsShark

Liferay, Inc., which makes software that helps companies create digital experiences on web, mobile, and connected devices, released Liferay DXP 7.4. Liferay DXP 7.4 expands capabilities to help business users create, manage, and improve rich digital experiences, using data driven insights and low-code / no-code capabilities. Organizations can focus on reducing the cost to launch and maintain digital experiences. IT teams will also benefit as they can focus on delivering digitization on a large scale. Release highlights:

Search Experiences: Blueprints. With low-code and no-code capabilities, such as Blueprints, on Liferay DXP 7.4, users can manage and create the experiences, and customize search behavior with the Liferay Enterprise Search Experiences application.
Low Code Application Builder. Business users can also build their own applications. Users can leverage Liferay Objects to customize DXP, allowing users to create and manage objects, adding fields, object layouts, relationships, and define the scope for each custom object.
Click to Chat Connector. Customers can communicate with sales and/or support reps through chatbot integration.
Accessibility and SEO Audits. Check a page’s compliance for performance, accessibility, and search engine metadata.
Auto-translation of Web Content. Content creators can save time by focusing on polishing automatically translated web content.
DocuSign Integration

https://www.liferay.com/products/dxp

Microsoft introduces Microsoft Loop

November 2, 2021 / NewsShark

Microsoft announced the addition of Microsoft Loop to Office. Loop consists of three elements: Loop components, Loop pages, and Loop workspaces.

Loop components: An evolution of Fluid components—are atomic units of productivity that help you collaborate and get your work done in the flow of your work—in a chat, email, meeting, document, or Loop page. Loop components can be as simple as lists, tables, notes, tasks, or as sophisticated as a customer sales opportunity from Microsoft Dynamics 365, and because components stay in sync, no matter how many places they live in, you and your team always work with the latest information.

Loop pages are flexible canvases where you can organize your components and pull in other elements like files, links, or data to help teams think, connect, and collaborate. Pages are optimized for thinking together and getting work done. They can start small and continue to grow to match the size of your ideas and projects.

Loop workspaces are shared spaces that allow you and your team to see and group everything important to your project. Workspaces make it easy for you to catch up on what everyone is working on, react to others’ ideas, or track progress toward shared goals. Teams can collaborate synchronously or asynchronously whenever inspiration strikes.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/11/02/microsoft-office-transforming-for-the-hybrid-world/

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