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  • Centralization is a Prerequisite for AI

    By Samuel Keller  |   9/18/2024

    The Importance of Centralizing and Organizing Data Before Leveraging AI: A Secure and Comprehensive Approach.      In the modern business environment, data has become one of the most valuable assets an organization possesses. However, to unlock the full potential of this data using Artificial Intelligence (AI), several crucial steps must first be taken. These include centralizing, de-duplicating, and organizing data from disparate silos. Additionally, it is essential to enrich this data w......

  • Centralpoint: A Top-Down Approach for Organizational Efficiency

    By Samuel Keller  |   6/17/2024

    In today's data-driven world, organizations face a monumental challenge: integrating myriad systems and data sources into a cohesive, efficient, and accessible whole. Over the years, many organizations have attempted to address this challenge by integrating new systems into their existing IT infrastructure. However, this ground-up approach often results in a fragmented, inefficient, and costly system that fails to serve the diverse needs of various user roles within the organization. This is where a top-......

  • Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2024

    By Samuel Keller  |   3/10/2024

    Gartner's top strategic technology trends of 2024 really provide a framework for IT leaders to help review and prioritize their investments in technology. These trends matter because they help drive key business priorities. Gartner finds that a failure to understand these long term trends could lead to failure in IT strategies, which impacts your business strategies this year. Customer experience, employee experience, user experience and what Gartner calls multi experience. Multi experience is really loo......

  • To Harness Big Data, You need to Centralize it

    By Samuel Keller  |   5/5/2023

    In the expansive realm of Big Data, intricate terms like Master Data Management, Data Governance, Metadata Enrichment, Robotic Process Automation, and Digital User Experience can cast a complex veil over our discussions. However, let's translate these ideas into something that resonates deeply with our everyday lives. Imagine our data landscape as a grand estate—a mansion of information, if you will. Now, envision a solution that embodies the spirit of a reliable mainframe computer, back when the world w......

  • AI Guided Knowledge

    By Samuel Keller  |   8/10/2021

    Many corporate leaders are well aware of the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), with projections suggesting a potential contribution of up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. However, the challenge lies not in recognizing AI's power, but in effectively implementing it across their organizations to maximize its value. The "how" of deploying AI, a common obstacle when adopting emerging technologies, remains a pivotal concern. Crafting an AI strategy, sourcing AI-capable ......

  • Solve Big Problems by Thinking Small

    By Samuel Keller  |   7/27/2020

    To address significant challenges, sometimes it's essential to adopt a small-scale perspective. Tackling complex issues within an inherited, entrenched enterprise can feel daunting. The key to solving it lies in breaking down the challenge into its smallest modular components. Approach it with the curiosity of a child, questioning the rationale of everything. Often, if something doesn't make sense, it simply doesn't. Your willingness to address these issues may mark the first time they're truly confront......

  • Auto Enrich Metadata & Classification

    By Samuel Keller  |   3/23/2019

    Envision the automatic application of comprehensive metadata to all your information. Centralpoint equips you with tools to manage robust, N-tiered metadata and Taxonomy. This includes scheduling the indexing or ingestion of structured and unstructured data, enabling metadata application based on record content. Centralpoint facilitates scheduled Data Transfer and Transformation. These tools allow you to traverse diverse databases or file folders, scanning and applying metadata based on predefined rules.......

  • What is Master Data Management?

    By Samuel Keller  |   10/12/2017

    Centralpoint equips you with MDM (Master Data Management) tools for indexing, aggregating, and mashing up data from varied sources. It integrates documents, web pages, and reports, serving each user securely and uniquely. Centralpoint's MDM covers both producing and consuming systems. Positioned in the middle or on top, it ingests, indexes, and enriches data, applying metadata, classification, and data cleaning rules to all indexed data. This includes structured and unstructured data, resulting in a cen......

  • You've got (New) mail!

    By Samuel Keller  |   9/27/2017

    Based on McKinsey research, knowledge workers typically spend around 650 hours per year dealing with emails. Exchange and Outlook haven't been directly connected to your actual knowledge base—until now. Our OWA replacement seamlessly integrates with your existing Exchange/Outlook, regardless of hosting, and it's deployable on-premise behind your firewall. This innovative interface bridges your staff's required knowledge with their email correspondence. They can efficiently respond by dragging and droppin......

  • One Platform for Everything

    By Samuel Keller  |   9/19/2017

    A bold assertion, but one substantiated by two decades of work and backed by over 350 global enterprise clients. Farewell to piecing together fragmented data; welcome a unified platform that tailors content for each user's role. Centralpoint's MphC factors in diverse user roles (clients, employees, partners, suppliers) and their specific audiences (departments, brands, regions). It aggregates all data to a central hub, providing users a personalized digital experience to access authorized information....

  • Blockchain, AI and your Enterprise

    By Samuel Keller  |   7/22/2017

    It is difficult to come across a unified explanation of how one should look at the concept of distributed ledger technology or blockchain. Blockchain is a type of database spread across multiple sites, regions, or participants. As one would expect, a distributed ledger has to be decentralized, otherwise it would resemble a centralized database like most companies use today. Removing the intermediary party from the equation is what makes the concept of distributed ledger technology so appealing. Remember......

  • Evergreen (Remote) Updates

    By Samuel Keller  |   7/14/2017

    Install on premise; while eliminating obsolescence...

  • Centralpoint Design in 3D View

    By Samuel Keller  |   9/19/2015

    You need more than simply a content management system or portal....you need an omni-channel platform to reach everyone, everywhere. You need Centralpoint Centralpoint empowers you with an ecosystem , or wheel , putting you at the hub of any number of spokes. It is a game changing technology, which is a convergence of all of the technologies you need for your digital strategy in one product. Because it is a wheel, it can fit any organization regardless of size or vertical. The Centralpoint Wheel means a b......

  • Dynamic Document Assembly

    By Samuel Keller  |   9/16/2015

    Charles Darwin was right....everything does relate to everything else. DITA or Darwin Information Type Architecture empowers you to manage your information like the living, breathing organism it is. This means one updated diagram or paragraph automatically updates any webpage or document which references it.  Centralpoint ends the days of left behind, outdated information in favor of living content.  Centralpoint streamlines your digital assets, content, and other cobbled together tools empower......

  • You need more than a just a CMS or Portal

    By Samuel Keller  |   8/19/2015

    You require more than a mere content management system or portal. What you need is an omni-channel platform that can connect with everyone, no matter where they are. You need a readily available Digital Experience Platform that can be deployed both On Premise and in the Cloud. You need Centralpoint. You need a versatile platform to reach all members, regardless of their role or device. Centralpoint's unique Architecture caters to everyone – employees, customers, partners, suppliers – all in one platform......

  • Encrypt Everything and Trust No One

    By Samuel Keller  |   6/6/2015

    In the healthcare sector, security concerns have escalated alongside the pre-existing patient privacy and safety considerations. Unlike industries such as retail, where breaches involve credit data, healthcare deals with far more sensitive information. Your responsibility, therefore, requires careful handling to prevent harm to patients and their families. So, how can you safeguard your healthcare consumer data effectively? Comprehensive Encryption: Prioritize encryption across all possible areas. Howeve......

  • What is a Digital Experience Platform?

    By Samuel Keller  |   2/23/2015

    Centralpoint's distinction as a Digital Experience Platform (DXP) rather than a conventional Content Management System (CMS) highlights its comprehensive approach to managing and enhancing the user experience. Centralpoint recognizes that organizations need more than just content management; they require a unified platform that enables efficient interaction between users, applications, processes, content, and services while tracking user interactions and transactions. Unlike traditional CMS solutions, C......

  • Shared Services...easier said than done

    By Samuel Keller  |   9/16/2014

    Shared services, in essence, means sharing organizational services among different departments or groups. While the concept seems straightforward, its implementation is often more challenging than anticipated. It necessitates full endorsement from top-level management to be successful. Without such support, individual groups may prioritize their needs over the collective, undermining the core principle of shared services: maximizing breadth of use and repeatability. In practice, there's a risk of local ......

  • Centralized Autonomy...Finding the balance

    By Samuel Keller  |   9/1/2010

    Striking a Balance Between Federation and Democratization The tension between centralized authority and individual autonomy is a recurring challenge across various domains, from government systems to organizational structures and any group dynamic. Much like the U.S. Constitution strives to balance federal power with individual rights, The US constantly faces a similar struggle navigating the needs of the group versus the desires of individuals. Achieving this balance requires careful coordination, ensu......