Getting the Most From Content Management Systems

Getting the Most From Content Management Systems

Nearly 70% of survey participants said their organization either currently uses cloud storage for enterprise content, or anticipates moving at least some content to the cloud within two years.

83% said they can either access content through mobile devices, or anticipate being able to do so within two years.

More than four out of five respondents said their organization either supports video content, or anticipates doing so within two years.

Project-specific content: 59%, Standard processes and procedures: 58%, Tools and templates: 47%

To help teams organize content for efficient access and retrieval: 56%, To preserve content for historical, legal and/or archival purposes: 48%, To provide access to content across boundaries: 48%, To manage customer-facing content, such as Web content: 46%, To enable collaborative content creation: 40%

Central portal or e-library: 56%, Portals or e-libraries for specific business areas: 53%, Project or team spaces: 51%, Community or network sites: 51%, Wikis: 30%

42% of respondents said their organization stores content intended for broad access in multiple locations that aren’t connected by a central interface or search capability, despite the belief that central portals are most effective.

Just 23% of survey respondents said their organizations are either “effective” or “very effective” at enabling employees to access the content they need.

Microsoft: 69%, Oracle: 17%, IBM: 13%, EMC: 13%, HP: 9%

One-quarter of survey respondents said their company custom-builds software to manage content.