An Introduction to Electronic Content Management

We live in an information age where the amount of content we create every 2 days is equivalent to all the content created from the dawn of man until 2003- and it’s accelerating.  Within an organization the task of organizing and managing this content while reducing the friction between creators and consumers can be quite daunting.  In this session we’ll take a step back and look at how content management has progressed over time.  Our emergence into the digital age has both led to an explosion of content as well as industry specific terms and idioms for managing this content.  We’ll look at some of these common facets of ECM from many different views and discuss some common goals when applying a technology solution in this domain.  Finally, we will talk about Microsoft’s “ECM for the Masses” vision and look at some product specific features that are available within the various versions of SharePoint.

About Kevin

Kevin Dostalek has over 15 years of experience in the IT industry and over 10 years managing large IT projects and IT personnel.  He has led projects for companies of all sizes and has participated in various roles including Developer, Architect, Business Analyst, Technical Lead, Development Manager, Project Manager, Program Manager, and Mentor/Coach. In addition to these roles, Kevin also managed a Solution Delivery department as a Vice President for a mid-sized MS Gold Partner from 2005 through 2008 and later also served as a Vice President of Innovation and Education.  In early 2010 Kevin formed Kick Studios as a company providing consulting, development, and training services in the specialized areas of SharePoint and Social Computing.  Since then he has also appeared as a speaker at numerous user group, summit, and conference type events across the country.  You can find out more about Kevin on his blog, The Kickboard.

The meeting location is the same building as the Microsoft offices, which are located at 500 E. 96th St., Indianapolis, IN 46240.  You can find a birds eye view of the location (and a map) on Bing Maps.  The meeting is March 16, 2011.  Doors open at 11:30 AM for lunch and networking, and the presentation will start promptly at noon.