sbtug 25 feb2009 content management craig bailey
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Content Management Systems
SBTUG 25 February 2009
Craig Baileywww.craigbailey.net
Aims
Ask 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...
Agenda
Overview of termsUnderstanding requirementsCommon tools/vendors/products
User scenarios/Support models5 mini-sessionsPanel of experts
Terms
Content Content Management Systems
(CMS) Web Content Management (WCM) Document Management Records Management Digital Asset Management Systems
(DAMS) Enterprise Content Management
(ECM)
Terms: Content
Text Images, Video, Audio Tasks Forum, blog, wiki posts Forms Documents Records Polls, Surveys, Competitions, Ads, ...
Requirements
Structured Data Centralised publishing Auditing / Version control Workflow & Business Process
Management Taxonomy & Search Collaboration Plus a million others...
Scenarios
Simple sites Web Intranet Extranet Portals Complex sites LOB & Integration
Support models
Open source Reseller Local support Consultative
Pricing
Freemium (there’s less of them now...)
Hosted On site development Product Services Finance packaging
Vendors & Products
Vendors (there’s a few...) Open source vs Closed Source Entry / Mid / Enterprise level
Following image credits: James Robertson – Step Two – slideshare
Entry level
Mid level
Enterprise
Gartner MarketScope
Tonight
Predominantly Web Content Management
Mainly open-source Cover a range of scenarios
Examples
WikiWordPressDotNetNuke
Examples
WordPress
Open source Self hosted & WordPress hosted Large community > 4000 plugins/themes/widgets Entry level Primitive content management tools
WordPress
For Inexpensive 1-click install on many hosting
companies Simple to customise Thousands of pluginsAgainst Rudimentry content management Basic functionality Fiddly to program/style
WordPress
Recommended for: Small companies Simple needs Easy customisation Easy-peasy blog setup
DotNetNuke
Open source .NET based More than half a million installations Now offering a Professional version Monetized 3rd party add-ons strategy Biggest UI feature: move modules
around
DNN Demo
Create a DNN demo portal http://demo.dotnetnuke.com/tabid/3
6/ctl/Signup/Default.aspx
DotNetNuke
For Solid, mature .NET option Huge install base + thousands of
add-ons Constantly improving Professional support modelAgainst Styling can be tricky Admin can be frustrating Data migration can be difficult
DotNetNuke
Recommended for Companies, who want .NET based Highly supported Customisable
Requirements
User needs (really!) Technology stack Open source vs closed source Integration Support Finance
Resources
ECM, WCM (Wikipedia) CMS Wire CMS Watch CMS Matrix CMS Critic Open Source CMS