Hearing a phrase such as “cloudy future” immediately conjures up bad thoughts and gloom-and-doom scenarios. However, in the case of document capture “cloud computing” is bringing extremely positive change. In this post I would like to break down the basic components of “cloud computing” and explain how document capture into “the cloud” is appealing for several reasons including scalability, interoperability and usability. Simply put, the “cloud” = Infrastructure + Content…
Document Capture from the user’s perspective
Sometimes it is not the technology itself that dictates either the success or failure of a particular technology. I believe that the “user experience” helps drive adoption of a particular technology or ultimately will bring its demise. Let me give you a few examples. Microsoft Windows: Ask yourself this question; self: Was Windows the most robust and feature-rich operating system when Microsoft introduced Windows in the early 1990’s? Probably not, but…
Capturing Opportunity, Technology = Positivity
I am very fortunate and blessed to be where I am now with my career in the document capture and enterprise content management (ECM) industry. I would not probably have planned it this way but it has turned out to serve me and, more importantly I would hope, those whom I’ve work with well. I have had the honor of being asked to blog a few entries for AIIM’s new…
私の日本語を体験 – My Japanese Experience
This week I made my fifth trip to Japan for business. It had been two years since my last visit and each time I come I gain a greater admiration of the Japanese people. While I do enjoy seeing the sites and touring various areas of the country what I enjoy most is the interaction with everyday Japanese citizens in hotels, on trains or in restaurants. They go out of…
Hey you, yeah you – get into my Cloud
Just a quick visual on the emerging Cloud Computing market to create some discussion. Thoughts? Comments?