OpenText Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for ECM Again!

The more things change…” OpenText has been recognized as a leader in the Gartner™ 2016 Magic Quadrant for ECM—for the 13th year in a row….

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Stephen Ludlow

November 15, 20163 minutes read

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The more things change…” OpenText has been recognized as a leader in the Gartner™ 2016 Magic Quadrant for ECM—for the 13th year in a row. Now, being recognized as an industry leader every year for over a decade is no easy feat in the rapidly changing software sector. Trends come and go, new technology replaces existing benchmarks, business models evolve, even the attitudes and approaches of end users morph over time. Researching and developing Enterprise Content Management solutions that keep you ahead of the curve for that amount of time is a huge achievement. But that’s just part of the reason we here at OpenText are thrilled to once again be recognized by the highly respected analysts at Gartner.

This year’s Gartner 2016 Magic Quadrant for ECM accolades are especially rewarding for us, given that the rigorous evaluation process centered on the ability to execute and completeness of vision found in our new OpenText™ Content Suite 16. In our opinion, OpenText is on target in offering a new generation of ECM solutions that meet the needs of digital organizations.

It’s Time to Rethink ECM–and what Success with ECM means

Our belief that the very concept of ECM has to change is central in this. Yesterday’s definition of ECM is no longer sufficient to meet the needs of tomorrow’s enterprise. Simply viewing an ECM platform as a one-way repository for information storage and compliance doesn’t cut it anymore. Digital enterprises, and the knowledge workers that drive them, need so much more from technology in today’s digital environment: Effortless, light-touch collaboration is now critical, and increasingly decentralized business functions have created siloes of hidden-gem data that need to be bridged for information to flow freely to those that need it.

A new generation of ECM technologies must facilitate this. They have the sharing and social capabilities to be the enterprise standard for collaboration. They have the integration capabilities to act as a central information hub, using metadata to push information in the right context at the right time to those who need it to enhance productivity. They have the ability to automate governance for security and risk management.

This new approach to ECM is so pivotal, we believe Gartner amended their internal definition of what comprises an effective ECM platform in today’s digital environment. As a result, the 2016 MQ had two fewer leaders compared to the previous year resulting in a decrease from six to four. So, yes, the ECM landscape is definitely changing. And OpenText is proud to be recognized as a leader in this new era of information management.

Regardless of your current ECM position, analyst reports provide excellent insight into the evolving state of the industry as well as in-depth analysis of the major vendors. They’re pretty much required reading for anyone involved in ECM. Take some time to download them here, here, and here. Then, start your own journey to ECM success by exploring the OpenText™ Content Suite.

OpenText Named Leader in Gartner 2016 Magic Quadrant for ECM

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