Now is the Time to Bring Government Forms and Processes Online
There is growing pressure from the public on government agencies to be more responsive, automated, and available online. The internet generation has expectations that government forms and interactions...
View ArticleECM and Process Automation Excellence at Los Angeles County
The LA County Auditor-Controller has a large caseload of audits and needs to effectively manage that caseload. Part of the solution for an agency like this is to move from paper to electronic content....
View ArticleRedefine The Way You Do Business
We’re all consumers in one way or another. So how can we redefine the way we do business? It’s all about mobile: self-service, information on-the-go and the convenience to access information where and...
View ArticleMy Thoughts on The Future of IT in State and Local Government
So I just finished reading The Center for Digital Government’s annual thought leadership paper, The Future of IT in State and Local Government, for the third time. Yes, it took multiple reads for me to...
View ArticleIf you wanna be a Record Breaker…..
A few years ago I was writing a blog for EMC called ‘DocumentumWorld’. We ran it for close to two years before work got crazy and I couldn’t find the time to be creative but now I have been asked …...
View ArticleState Transportation Departments, It’s Time to Connect the DOTs
Departments of Transportation (DOTs) were one of the first state agencies to move to electronic storage and retrieval of documents, images, and engineering drawings. This move from paper to electronic...
View ArticleThe Paperless Personnel Proposition
Government Human Resources departments are often called Departments of Personnel. These departments manage all the information about the employees of the federal, state or local government entity....
View Article2016 – The Year EMC Leads the Smart Cities Transformation
IDC recently released its top 10 smart city predictions for 2016 creating a renewed focus on the concepts and technologies that enable smart cities. Government Technology summarized the IDC predictions...
View ArticleMiami Dade Achieves CJIS Compliance for Evidence Management
One of the many challenges that state, city, and county IT departments face is how to manage public safety digital evidence. This is the data from the police and sheriff, video surveillance, 911...
View ArticleCustomers are Captivated by Captiva
In one of my previous blogs, I shared how Documentum customers are doing more, spending less and transforming their businesses with their ECM platform, a result of our continued focus on addressing our...
View ArticleReal time Analytics for Smart Government Apps
Technology and innovation move at a very fast pace these days. The Smart Cities concepts are already evolving into smart government initiatives where entire states are now moving to provide these...
View ArticleVideo Killed the Radio Star
Government agencies have been using video surveillance systems for years for traffic monitoring and public safety reasons. EMC is a leading provider of storage systems to manage the video recordings...
View ArticleEMC Smart Cities – From Poland to India and Beyond
This blog comes to you today from the desk in my hotel in Krakow, Poland. I am here to present EMC’s Smart Cities strategy at an executive briefing for city leaders tomorrow. For those who have never...
View ArticleMobile is Easier Than You Think: 3 Real-Life Lessons Learned
An overwhelming consensus of companies trying to extend their reach and increase engagement with customers, employees and staff, agree that mobile is — or will be — critical to their success as an...
View ArticleFollow that Car!
Has anyone noticed that things are speeding up? A week or so back, I visited London for a conference. I’d not been there for a few years, and noticed a new system of bicycle lanes throughout the city....
View ArticleA Digital Government Blueprint in the Era of Connected Cities
Cities across the globe are adopting new digital technologies to improve the lifestyle of its citizens. Dubbed as Smart Cities or Connected Cities, places like London, Seoul, New York and Dubai are...
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