Web Content Management SystemsSBTUG 29 September 2010Craig Baileywww.craigbailey.net
AimsAsk the question:Which CMS is best for me?Understand the main conceptsSee a range of CMS optionsGain an understanding of what to look for in your business...
AgendaOverview of termsUnderstanding requirementsCommon tools/vendors/productsUser scenarios/Support models8mini-sessionsPanel of experts
What is a CMS?Web Content Management SystemCreate/manage HTML & imagesAuthoring toolsTemplates for presentation“The software provides authoring (and other) tools designed to allow users with little knowledge of programming languages or markup languages to create and manage content with relative ease.” (Wikipedia)
TermsContentContent Management Systems (CMS)Web Content Management (WCM)Document ManagementRecords ManagementDigital Asset Management Systems (DAMS)Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Terms: ContentTextImages, Video, AudioTasksForum, blog, wiki postsFormsDocumentsRecordsPolls, Surveys, Competitions, Ads, ...
RequirementsStructured DataCentralised publishingAuditing / Version controlWorkflow & Business Process ManagementTaxonomy & SearchCollaborationPlus a million others...
ScenariosSimple sitesWebIntranetExtranetPortalsComplex sitesLOB & Integration
Support modelsOpen sourceResellerLocal supportConsultative
PricingFreemium (there’s less of them now...)HostedOn site developmentProductServicesFinance packaging
Vendors & Products Vendors (there’s a few...)Open source vs Closed SourceEntry / Mid / Enterprise levelFollowing image credits: James Robertson – Step Two – slideshare
Entry level
Mid level
Enterprise
TonightTonight we’re covering the spectrumASP.NET and PHPOpen Source and ProprietarySimple through to Enterprise
ResourcesECM, WCM (Wikipedia)CMS WireReal Story Group (CMS Watch)CMS MatrixCMS CriticOpen Source CMS
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