What is a CMS?
A content management system (CMS) is a software application that enables users to create, edit,
collaborate on, publish and store digital content. CMSes are typically used for enterprise content
management (ECM) and web content management (WCM).
Comparing three CMSs.
1. Web Content Management System (WCMS)
A web content management system lets users manage digital components of a website without
prior knowledge of markup languages or web programming. A WCMS provides collaboration,
authoring, and administration tools to help manage digital content. Unlike other CMSs, which
deal with content destined for both the web and print, a WCMS handles exclusively web content.
Benefits of a WCMS
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Personalization: A WCMS lets users customize a webpage with personalized design and
content.
Automation: A WCMS saves time and improves workflow management by publishing
content automatically.
Scalable: A scalable system like a WCMS allows companies to grow exponentially
without worrying about surpassing their website limits.
2. Digital Asset Management System (DAM)
With a digital asset management system, users can store, organize, and share digital content with
ease. A DAM offers a simple, centralized library where clients, employees, or contractors can
access digital content. These assets include audio, creative files, video, documents, and
presentations. A DAM is cloud-based, so users can access content from anywhere.
Benefits of a DAM
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Centralized Repository: Content is safe and secure in one place.
Effective Brand Management: A DAM allows you to manage a branded web portal for
users to access important files.
Digital Publishing: With a DAM, you can push digital content to third-party distribution
services, social media channels, and more.
3. Document Management System (DMS)
Paper is almost extinct. Tracking business files on paper is a thing of the past. A document
management system (DMS) offers a paperless solution to manage, store, and track documents in
a cloud. It provides an automated solution for uploading, processing, and sharing business
documents without the hassle of printing, copying, or scanning.
Benefits of a DMS
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Eco-Friendly: Organize content digitally and save paper while you do it!
Security: A DMS offers many levels of security to ensure confidential content stays in the
right hands.
The Mobile Advantage: With a document management system, you can access and edit
documents remotely.
What is web 2.0 technologies?
Web 2.0 describes the current state of the internet, which has more user-generated content and
usability for end-users compared to its earlier incarnation, Web 1.0. In general, Web 2.0 refers
to the 21st-century Internet applications that have transformed the digital era in the aftermath of
the dotcom bubble.
How does web 2.0 technologies affect the development of content management?
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Available at any time, any place.
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Variety of media.
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Ease of usage.
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Learners can actively be involved in knowledge building.
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Can create dynamic learning communities.
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Everybody is the author and the editor, every edit that has been made can be tracked.
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User-friendly.
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Updates in the wiki are immediate and it offers more sources for researchers.
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It provides real-time discussion.
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation is the toughest privacy and security law in the world.
Though it was drafted and passed by the European Union (EU), it imposes obligations onto
organizations anywhere, so long as they target or collect data related to people in the EU. The
regulation was put into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR will levy harsh fines against those
who violate its privacy and security standards, with penalties reaching into the tens of millions of
euros.
How is GDPR used to protect data in organizations?
Data protection for GDPR compliance
The European Union updated its data privacy laws with a directive that went into effect May 25,
2018. The GDPR replaces the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995 and focuses on making
businesses more transparent. It also expands privacy rights with respect to personal data.
The GDPR covers all EU citizens' data regardless of where the organization collecting the data is
located. It also applies to all people whose data is stored within the European Union, whether
they are EU citizens or not.
GDPR compliance requirements include the following:
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Barring businesses from storing or using an individual's personally identifiable
information without that person's express consent.
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Requiring companies to notify all affected people and the supervising authority
within 72 hours of a data breach.
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For businesses that process or monitor data on a large scale, having a data protection
officer who's responsible for data governance and ensuring the company complies
with GDPR.
Organizations must comply with GDPR or risk fines as much as 20 million euros or 4% of the
previous fiscal year's worldwide turnover, depending on which is larger.