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; What are IBM CMOD's strengths? | ; What are IBM CMOD's strengths? | ||
: OnDemand has the ability to ingest billions of documents (multiple terabytes!) over the course of a day, every day, for as long as there is available storage to write to. | : OnDemand has the ability to ingest billions of documents (multiple terabytes!) over the course of a day, every day, for as long as there is available storage to write to. | ||
: Through connections to Tivoli Storage Manager, cloud services like Amazon S3, or | : Through connections to Tivoli Storage Manager, cloud services like Amazon S3, or your own Enterprise SAN or Apache Hadoop HDFS, IBM CMOD can manage as much data as you can afford to store. | ||
: Content Manager OnDemand "de-composes" AFP and PDF documents to de-duplicate and store resource information like images, fonts, graphic elements, and overlays to save tremendous amounts of storage space. | : IBM Content Manager OnDemand "de-composes" AFP and PDF documents to de-duplicate and store resource information like images, fonts, graphic elements, and overlays to save tremendous amounts of storage space. | ||
: In addition to IBM CMOD's de-duplication abilities, it both compresses and bundles individual reports and data into larger files, minimizing overhead in filesystems and in storage managers. | : CMOD's native support for formats like PDF, AFP, Line data, and XML make it a powerful and flexible tool for archiving static data with strict retention and retrieval requirements from government or industry regulators. | ||
: In addition to IBM CMOD's de-duplication abilities, it both compresses and bundles individual reports and pools data into larger files, minimizing filesystem overhead in filesystems and database storage requirements in storage managers. | |||
: Compliance with data retention laws is fairly straightforward with IBM CMOD -- provided the appropriate WORM devices, IBM CMOD can be configured to use them through IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager). | : Compliance with data retention laws is fairly straightforward with IBM CMOD -- provided the appropriate WORM devices, IBM CMOD can be configured to use them through IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager). | ||
: OnDemand supports a number of clients -- the Windows-based 'Thick Client' is fast and feature-filled, while IBM Content Navigator ("ICN") provides flexible access to the data archived in IBM CMOD without the need for client installation. Finally, the IBM OnDemand Web Enablement Kit ("IBM ODWEK") provides access via a Java API so that data stored inside Content Manager OnDemand can be integrated into web-based portals, or other automatic systems. | |||
: Content Manager OnDemand is highly recognized as the 'gold standard' in document archiving, and has always appeared in each version of the "Gartner Magic Quadrant" in the coveted 'upper right corner' -- leading the pack as a leader in the industry. | : Content Manager OnDemand is highly recognized as the 'gold standard' in document archiving, and has always appeared in each version of the "Gartner Magic Quadrant" in the coveted 'upper right corner' -- leading the pack as a leader in the industry. | ||
; What are CMOD's weaknesses? | ; What are CMOD's weaknesses? | ||
: As an archive, CMOD lacks workflow features that are available in other products in the ECM space. In versions of IBM CMOD v8.5 and higher, OnDemand can integrate into complimentary products like FileNet P8, Content Manager, and Records Manager to provide this ability. | : As an archive, CMOD lacks workflow features that are available in other products in the ECM space. In versions of IBM CMOD v8.5 and higher, OnDemand can integrate into complimentary products like FileNet P8, Content Manager, and IBM Records Manager ("IRM") to provide this ability. | ||
: Automatically indexing data is complex, and IBM CMOD's ACIF tool is complex and often frustrating to use. However, once configured properly, IBM CMOD's indexing tools will happily process petabytes of data quickly. | : Automatically indexing data is complex, and IBM CMOD's ACIF tool is complex and often frustrating to use. However, once configured properly, IBM CMOD's indexing tools will happily process petabytes of data quickly. | ||
: OnDemand also lacks an automatic versioning system -- documents with the same index criteria appear alongside previous versions without any distinction between them. This can be addressed through various tricks and manual steps, but is a common failing. | : OnDemand also lacks an automatic versioning system -- documents with the same index criteria appear alongside previous versions without any distinction between them. This can be addressed through various tricks and manual steps, but is a common failing. | ||