Learning from others mistakes

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Sanjeev Gupta

Having worked with a broad spectrum of technology customers over the years, I’ve come to see broad common patterns in the mistakes that most large enterprises make — be it during the technology selection process, RFI/RFP process, or project execution itself….. Continue Reading

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A big repository change for Nuxeo

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Sanjeev Gupta

I was recently updating the Nuxeo evaluation in our Document & Records Management Research, and the biggest news here is that the open source ECM vendor has replaced its repository layer. The company has replaced its Apache Jackrabbit JCR repository with the “Nuxeo VCS” … Continue Reading

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Implications of Joomla! 1.7 and the Joomla! Platform

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Sanjeev Gupta

The Joomla! open source WCM community today released version 1.7, just 6 months after the release of 1.6. Perhaps because the development team has been busy stabilizing a 1.6 trunk that was packed with many new features, version 1.7 does not offer much of significance for end users.

The biggest news for now is that version 1.7 represents the first to formally segregate a base layer — the former “framework” now known as Joomla! Platform — from the higher-level Content Management System (CMS) layer … Continue Reading

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How to Avoid Common Technology Selection Mistakes

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Sanjeev Gupta

Going through technology selection is like finding yourself a bride or a groom – everyone will we have their own opinions to share, with a lot of hype being built around each one’s recommendations. But really, no one but you knows what you want and what your real priorities are. Without proper guidance, the most common mistake one could make is getting carried away by hype-based claims. People could get frustrated and leave everything to destiny or chance, resulting in high risk of a mistake with long-lasting impact. Read more >>

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Got experience & Opinion on Hannon Hill Cascade Server ?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Sanjeev Gupta

I’m updating our WCM review on Hannon Hill Cascade Server 6.8; if you have worked with any release of the product, I would love to hear about your opinion and experience. Please reach out to me at sanjeev at sanjeevg doc com.

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Winds of change.. yet again !!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Sanjeev Gupta

When I last wrote about my change from Wipro to HCL, little could I have imagined that this will be my shortest stint in any organisation. Yes, on Friday 15th April’11 I bid a final good bye to HCL.

And today I’ve joined the Real Story Group today as an Analyst to do what I used to love doing in my spare time – drill down into products and blog about them.

It’s just that I now need to find another hobby for my spare time.. or maybe I already have something in mind for that………. photography :-)

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Liferay Portal Review Update

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Sanjeev Gupta

Hi All !! I’m working to update my Liferay Portal 5.2 review to a recent release – version 6. If you’ve had experience with the product, I’d love to hear your view & experiences.

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Happy New Year 2011

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Sanjeev Gupta

New-Year-2011

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