What We Should Look For in a Modern Enterprise Content Management System (ECM)
Capabilities, Functionality, and Data Management in Modern Enterprise Content Management Systemslast updated Thursday, October 2, 2025
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| by John Burson |

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Enterprise Content Management System Capabilities
Supports incoming data
Modern ECM systems must support data from various sources, including text, images, videos, email, streaming data, and sensor data.
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Images |
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Videos |
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Emails |
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Streaming Data |
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Sensor's Data |
Compatibility with other internal systems
The Enterprise Content Management system has to be compatible with other internal systems, such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and digital asset management systems.
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Web Content Management System |
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Customer Relationship Management System |
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Digital Asset Management System |
Enterprise Content Management Functionality
Capturing external content
A modern ECM system must support the capture of content from external platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.).
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Twitter / X |
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Google + |
Post content on external platforms
The ECM system enables the management of outgoing content to external platforms (such as Facebook, Twitter / X, LinkedIn, etc.) when changes are made to internal content.
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Enterprise Content Management System and Data Management
Manage data
The ECM solution provides data retention, management, and destruction.
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Retention |
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Management |
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Destruction |
Organize data
The ECM system enables the organization of data files in personal folders, personal folders within group folders, and group folders within file cabinets.
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Personal Folders ∈ Group Folders |
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Store data
Modern ECM systems have a data repository large enough to accommodate all data.
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Repository tool |
Manage global access
A modern ECM system must be cloud-based, allowing teams to access files from anywhere, on any device, without requiring a VPN login.
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Global Team |
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