IT: enterprise ready WCM solutions
SDL Tridion Web Content Management (WCM) integrates with existing platforms, is enterprise-ready and achieves the lowest total cost of ownership possible.
Description
Replacing your WCM system
Currently, many organizations are replacing their current Web sites and the underlying content management systems. In some cases they have homegrown systems and other very old versions of packaged solutions. For the most part, their existing systems do not support the increasing demand for online communication.
To replace this, a corporate approach is required that incorporates maximum flexibility for local offices. For IT, Web site management often consists of numerous small islands of stand-alone solutions and little integration. From an IT maintenance and support perspective, this is a costly and inefficient model. IT managers are increasingly enforcing company-wide standards for software, including those required for Web Content Management.
Supporting the business
Traditionally, IT strives to stabilize and minimize change with regard to both hardware and software as a means of reducing risk. At the same time, sales, marketing and support want to become increasingly involved in updating Web content, requiring both flexibility and autonomy from IT processes. This decentralization of online content can pose real challenges for IT, since they need to manage change for production and DTA environments.
Microsoft or Java
Internet related projects always bring up the Java versus Microsoft issue. There are true believers in both camps completely convinced of their own beliefs in this area. Nothing wrong with that. Both technology platforms run the best Web sites. The question is fair, however, if the choice for either of the two is neutral towards the needs of the business. Most likely business users are not able to make that judgment. It is up to IT Management to make that call and put requirements first.
Back office integration
Your company's online presence requires increased Web site functionality and direct interaction with multiple stakeholders. Support environments require integrations between online support and back-office systems. ERP, supply chain, CRM, finance... more and more types of data are required online. As such, integrations need to be defined and implemented carefully.
Benefits
Platform support
SDL Tridion solutions are used by a wide variety of global enterprises, running on a wide range of different platforms and operating systems. SDL Tridion R5, the Web Content Management core, offers platform support and is easy to implement with both existing and future infrastructures.
Easy to use
Ease-of-use is crucial when considering software purchases. IT needs to minimize end-user support in order to control the total cost of ownership. SiteEdit is an easy to use interface, specifically designed for content contributors. This enables non-IT users to edit Web sites directly without burdening IT for content changes.
Datacenter ready
SDL Tridion develops products to meet the requirements of your datacenter. Content Porter enables you to control your development, testing and production environments by allowing you to transfer content and functionality between these environments easily.
In addition, you can also ensure that you meet regulatory requirements for archived files of your Web site by using Archive Manager functionality. Archive Manager store and retrieve any Web site page from a specific time and date.
Easy migration and integration
Replacing an existing WCM solution with SDL Tridion R5 means that you need to ensure that you can migrate content to your new environment. Often redevelopment of a Web site involves new content, however, you may want to reuse vast amounts of content. We provide both the tools (Content Porter) and know-how to accomplish these tasks.
Further, most organizations need to integrate with back-end systems such as ERP and CRM systems. As an enterprise-ready solution, R5 is well suited for the task. Many of our customers integrate with a variety of back-office systems ensuring content accuracy and system efficiency.
Our product, professional service capabilities and strong global partner network make both migrations and integrations a success.