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EK’s Year in Review – 2020
For the last five years, I’ve written a summary of EK’s milestones, achievements, and overall performance. Each year, I’ve reported on EK’s growth, thought leadership, and strategic initiatives as part of our commitment to transparency in our field. In past … Continue reading
Top 5 EK Blogs of 2020
As we enter the holiday season, EK reflects on all that we have to be thankful for. Amid this global pandemic, many companies were forced to close their doors. Conversely, EK has been fortunate enough to see continued growth over … Continue reading
Knowledge Cast – Dr. Paulette Hasier of Library of Congress
In this episode of the Knowledge Cast, EK CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Dr. Paulette Hasier, Geography and Map Division Chief at the Library of Congress. Dr. Hasier has served as Chief of the Geography and Map Division at the … Continue reading
Knowledge Cast – Stephanie Hill of Paypal
In this episode of the Knowledge Cast, EK CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Stephanie Hill, Sr. Director, Knowledge Management at PayPal. Stephanie Hill became the Senior Director of Knowledge Management in June 2019, and has focused on developing the content … Continue reading
7 Habits of Highly Effective Taxonomy Governance
This presentation, delivered by Guillermo Galdamez at the Taxonomy Bootcamp Connect Conference, offers seven practical tips for improving taxonomy governance efforts in your organization – making sure that the taxonomy continues to grow and evolve alongside the organization and communicating … Continue reading
Knowledge Management by the Numbers
In EK CEO Zach Wahl’s presentation from KMWorld Connect 2020, he discusses the importance of putting KM in terms of business value and ROI. The presentation details EK’s Proprietary KM Maturity Benchmark, a process to understand your organization’s current and … Continue reading
Five things that Content Management and an Orchestra Performance Have in Common
Imagine that you are in a theater listening to an orchestra. Do you notice that all the musicians refer to the same set of music sheets to ensure that they play their instruments in sync? Just like an orchestra performance, … Continue reading
Microservices. Too Much of a Good Thing?
At GOTO Chicago 2016, a senior architect for Uber presented how, at the time, Uber had over 1,000 microservices. The brilliant minds at the ride-sharing company took this design pattern to the extreme. It did not take long to see … Continue reading
Agility in the Time of COVID-19
Six months ago millions of technology workers across the globe were abruptly pulled from our offices where we enjoyed regular and productive interactions with our colleagues, clients, and friends. We were thrust into distributed teams without a plan or the … Continue reading
Enterprise Level vs. Team Level Taxonomies
Many of our clients ask us how to maintain taxonomies at both the enterprise and the team level without duplicating effort, overcomplicating systems, or burdening end users with multiple metadata fields. Depending on the size of your organization, the size … Continue reading