If traditional ECM platforms are so problematic, what about addressing departmental needs through a series of best-of-breed applications? Any IT professional can quickly run through a litany of drawbacks: content silos that can be unified only at high cost; multiple non-standard user interfaces; costly and brittle integrations; out-of-sync upgrade schedules. The functionality delivered may be good, but it comes at too high a cost.
So how does a platform address these issues?

1. The integration of a broad set of ECM technologies within a single platform—enough to address most of a typical organization’s ECM needs—is the most cost-effective way to address multiple departmental challenges.
2. A well-integrated platform provides a consistent user experience regardless of how the underlying technologies are combined, resulting in greater adoption and reduced training requirements.
3. Cost of ownership is reduced through efficiencies such as the ability to administer multiple applications (user management, security, records management and retention, etc.) through a single point of administration, as well as integrations that are maintained and updated simultaneously.
4. Unlike some point solutions, an ECM cloud platform is easily configurable to address specific needs without extensive onsite development or high professional services fees.
5. An ECM platform provides sufficient “out of the box” functionality and flexibility to deliver tailored content-centric applications cost-effectively to departmental buyers with departmental challenges.
6. While traditional IT architectures have been unable to address these requirements, all are delivered with the SpringCM ECM platform.

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