Industry veterans unveil a cloud-native solution featuring intuitive natural language searching and an exclusive early access program for select customers. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago, IL – 17th April 2024 Docuvela, founded by renowned information management experts Ellen Ryan and George Steimer, is proud to announce the upcoming launch of Veladocs, a groundbreaking cloud-native document management solution. Built to harness the expansive power of Amazon Web Services (AWS), Veladocs aims to transform traditional document management via a “Lightweight by Design, Heavyweight in Performance” vi ..read more

Ellen Ryan, Co-founder, Docuvela Welcome to Docuvela, where we are on a mission to revolutionize content services. This commitment has been nurtured and expanded by working in the ECM industry for over a quarter of a century and builds on several passions that have guided our journey:  A zeal for demystifying technology, making it simple, accessible, and user-friendly  An unwavering commitment to developing software that echoes the voice of our customers, ensuring their needs and experiences are at the forefront of our innovations A desire to provide cost-effective solutions, reflec ..read more

Amazon Web Services Simple Storage Service, also known as AWS S3, has emerged as a cornerstone for cloud content storage for developers, businesses, and content creators alike. The robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure provided by S3 is a conducive environment for storing and managing vast amounts of content. However, with great power comes great complexity, particularly when navigating the tiered pricing structure of AWS S3 storage classes. This post looks to demystify the tiered pricing model of AWS S3, helping content owners make informed decisions that optimize costs while ensuring e ..read more

Introduction Businesses are rapidly pivoting away from traditional on-premise architectures, drawn by the allure of cloud computing’s flexibility, scalability, and cost-efficiency. However, this seismic shift towards the cloud is not a mere change of infrastructure; it’s a strategic transformation that demands a deep dive into the nuanced world of cloud options: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software as a Service (SaaS) Each of these models offers its unique blend of benefits and challenges for content services, and understanding these distinctions is valuab ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago, IL – 27th February 2024 Docuvela, a pioneering enterprise content management technology and solutions provider, is excited to announce the addition of Marc Brouillette and Daniel Grumieaux to its team as Founding Engineers. Both engineers bring a wealth of experience from their time at industry leader Hyland Software and Technology Services Group (TSG), where they previously collaborated with Docuvela’s founders. “We are thrilled to welcome Marc and Daniel to the Docuvela family. Their track record of excellence and innovation in document management technology i ..read more

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) applications have been around since the early 1990s and for many the underlying architecture has not changed much in that time. But the world has changed a lot in 30 years.  ECM has evolved into Content Services, but that underlying architecture still remains largely stagnant, preventing Content Services from reaching its full potential.  However, cloud infrastructure providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) offer a new and interesting option — the ability for Content Services to operate on a new platform that offers the scalability, simplification ..read more

In the information management world, time often moves slowly. Many of the vendors that occupy the space have been around for 20+ years, and as a result, innovation can be hard to come by. Back in 2017, Gartner looked to shake things up — declaring the Death of ECM and Birth of Content Services. But as we enter 2024, over six years later, it feels like we are still waiting for “true” content services. The promise of content services was significant — and we have seen plenty of statements from vendors claiming that they are providing “content services”. However, these vendors’ offerings have no ..read more

Based on our experience from multiple customers, Docuvela is developing a new product that will provide a jump start for customers who are looking to leverage Amazon S3 object stores without the need for expensive and outdated ECM vendor software.  What makes our approach different and better? Lower costs and quicker ROI  Architecture is greatly simplified, easier to maintain and support Customers own and control their content in a private cloud – it is no longer hidden behind proprietary APIs and repository layers  AWS Scalability and Durability Easier to integrate and levera ..read more

One benefit of semi-retirement has been reconnecting and brainstorming with old customers, employees, and peers without the management and vendor partner requirements from running a software and consulting company.  My firm, Technology Services Group (TSG, bought by Alfresco/Hyland in 2020), specialized in content management for over 24 years and I worked in the space for 6 years before that for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).  Since leaving Alfresco/Hyland back in 2020, several old business connections have told me, “Dave – we miss your ‘What’s next with ECM’ posts.”  Thi ..read more

Over the years, Enterprise Content Management (ECM) / Content Services Platform (CSP) application architectures have evolved from client/server applications in the 90’s to web and cloud application architectures in the 2000’s. The traditional architecture for ECM applications struggles with scalability, incurs unnecessary costs, and exhibits a lack of flexibility in adapting to dynamic business needs. As a result, newer microservices architectures have started to replace the traditional three-tier paradigm. This transition is something Gartner first noticed with the 2017 declaration that ECM ..read more