Choosing the right document management system
Electronic documents are everywhere nowadays in enterprises. An electronic document can simply be thought of as a form of electronic media content that can be used either in its electronic form or as printed output. This does not include system files or computer applications. A document management system (DMS) is a computer application that's used to store, track, and manage electronic documents throughout their life cycles. This includes activities related to these documents, such as versioning and workflows.
Document management overlaps with content management, even though they were originally different in nature. They are often seen combined today as enterprise content management (ECM) systems, mainly because many of today's electronic documents that are available for a particular enterprise are not necessarily generated by the enterprise itself.
DMSes in today's age differ in terms of complexity, features, and scope...
