Enterprise Content Management Blog
IBM Content Navigator’s Stateless External Data Services… Now With State!
EDS (External Data Services) is an interface within IBM Content Navigator that allows users to access data from external data sources. Eric Moore explains why users should avoid EDS when it’s “stateless” and how it can be made “stateful” to improve business processes.
3 Ways to Combat the Insurance Industry’s Biggest Problem
By Will Sellenraad, Insurance Principal You know the spiel: underwriters are retiring, insurers have to act fast, there’s a big knowledge gap, etc. But just how big of a deal is this? I’ll let the numbers tell the story:Insurance industry employees will retire...
How to Make Content Migrations Easier
By Scott Maloney, Senior Project Manager One of your greatest fears just became a reality: your 15-year-old platform is going unsupported in 18 months. Meaning you have to manage what feels like an insurmountable task: a content migration. Crap. Now what do you do?...
How the Insurance Innovation Fund is Changing Farm Bureau Financial Services
“The pace of change has never been this fast before and it’ll never be this slow again.” This quote nails the impact technology is having in all industries as the digital revolution matures. Technological impacts and the pace of change does vary from one industry to another and many single out insurance for being slower and behind.
Prepare for an IBM FileNet 5.5.X Upgrade in Four Steps
I’ve done 50+ FileNet upgrade service projects in the past 10 years and I see clients make the same mistakes over and over when it comes to upgrading IBM FileNet P8. IBM recently released FileNet P8 5.5.X which means FileNet P8 5.1.X and 5.2.1.X are soon-to-be unsupported.
What’s for Lunch? And How Do You Upgrade IBM FileNet P8?
“Where are we going for lunch today?” Kyle, we haven’t even started the interview yet! We need to discuss upgrading IBM software before we discuss lunch. How many upgrades have you done in your career at Pyramid Solutions?
QUIZ: What Wastes the Most Time in Your Life Underwriting Process?
Ever heard of the saying “the struggle is real?” I think for life insurance underwriters, that should be their motto. Below is a quiz for you to reflect on what wastes the most time in your life underwriting process.
What IBM FileNet P8 and Sand Dunes Have in Common
Have you ever walked through the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes in Northern Michigan? It’s a really cool experience, but it’s also rather deceiving. Your goal is to walk to the Lake Michigan shoreline and for most of your journey through the dunes, you can see the lake in the distance – this is what makes it so deceiving.
Digital Business Automation – How Does it Affect IBM Case Manager?
In March 2018 IBM announced details of the merger of several products to create the IBM Automation Platform for Digital Business. This represents a change in focus from traditional enterprise content management (ECM) to DBA or digital business automation – a term that gained momentum and is used beyond the scope of IBM.