Storing files externally in MOSS to bridge ECM requirements

For those who have been with me from the beginning know that I’ve spoken quite a lot about ECM CAS (Content Addressed Storage) & HSM systems and the lack of storing files externally (ON HSM systems for instance, or file systems) in MOSS. This was one of the major drawbacks in comparison with the top [...]

AIIM ‘Sharepoint Meets ECM’ sessions reviewed

Greg Clark of C3 associates has been attending the ‘AIIM Sharepoint Meets ECM’ sessions in Chicago and has written a couple of excellent blogs about Sharepoint as an ECM platform. The blog covers different opinions on the richness of MOSS as an ECM system. I recommend reading them if you are into ECM.
Liveblogging AIIM SharePoint Meets ECM [...]

External storage API for WSS, opening the door for CAS and HSM storage?

In my ECM article I mentioned that WSS didn’t provide support external storage for files and documents. However, Microsoft has recently released new functionality in an API trough a hotfix (which is probably why I didn’t notice it before. Who puts new functionality in a hotfix?) . I didn’t have any time yet to investigate further in this API, [...]

The role of MOSS in an large scale ECM environment (Part 2)

In this series- Part one- Part two
Introduction
In the previous post I gave an introduction what it takes to be an ECM enterprise. At this point any Sharepoint professional can already detect what functional requirements lack in the current MOSS implementation. However, be aware that only a relatively small portion of companies will actually need all the [...]

The role of MOSS in an large scale ECM environment (Part 1)

In this series- Part one- Part two
IntroductionOne of my clients asked me whether MOSS can be considered a ‘true’ ECM application. That certainly raised an eyebrow. Well, sure it supports ECM functionality like record management, document management IRM and sorts but does that make MOSS an enterprise ready ‘true’ ECM system?
The couple of weeks after I have [...]