What is metadata? Why is metadata useful? Two questions we answer in a recently published infographic. As the image mentions, metadata is descriptive data that labels a piece of information and provides context an...

I recently read John Mancini’s CMSWire article about whether companies should be playing offense or defense as it pertains to their digital transformation initiatives and I thought it was a great analogy. Th...

What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)? Before we dive into what a Minimum Viable Product is, let me ask you this: What do the familiar apps Instagram, Uber and Groupon have in common? Their earliest versions were much simpler than the apps we see to...

What is the concept of federated search? Federated search describes a search technology that can scan multiple sources for information at the same time. The function aggregates and consolidates results before retu...

Here we are, nearly a year to the day since GDPR regulations took effect and the impact has been felt all over the world. Google became the first high-profile company to be levied a fine — $57 million in tha...

What is productivity? In industrial contexts, it’s relatively easy to measure. If a worker can create two widgets in one minute, he or she is more productive than someone who can produce only one widget in t...

How often are you asked to edit, approve or comment on a document sent as an email attachment? For many of us, it’s a daily occurrence. A typical scenario: A well-intentioned coworker emails multiple people...

I spoke to our Corporate Controller late last year and he said something very interesting to me. He said, “I don’t know how I ever functioned without M-Files earlier in my career. I can’t imagine doing business any other way now.&rd...

I was reading an excerpt from a whitepaper called Total Data Management, published by a customer data platform company called Treasure Data. It was an interesting, albeit very techie, read explaining — at a high level — the changing face ...