Integrated business ecosystem - the innovative approach

There are great challenges that the CXO faces today as the success of businesses depends increasingly on how well information is managed. The productivity of each individual is today very closely tied to the ease with which information can be accessed or delivered.

Clearly the task of managing the information is not an easy one. In today's competitive environment it is also necessary to have cost efficient solutions which have a low start-up cost as well as a low maintenance cost. So the decisions are cut out for the CXO. For example which Open Source technology platform to opt for various needs of an organization. There are several options such as Liferay for Portals, Alfresco for ECM, Drupal for WCM, Magento for e-Commerce and many others. The CXO will therefore have to gather information on consulting or system integrator companies offering Liferay consulting, Alfresco Consulting, Drupal Consulting, Magento consulting to build Open Source based enterprise solutions. If a portal is desired then the elegant power and efficiency of the Open Source, Liferay based approach presents itself as a great flexible and scalable option. The power of Liferay allows one to have an integrated business ecosystem with a single window to information across enterprise applications.

And if Liferay is selected, the final choice for the Liferay consulting service partner for developing the new portal solution will need to be made and here the CXO can get very useful assistance. A client-focused Liferay consulting service provider will offer a free assessment with step-wise approach; In the first stage, understanding where the enterprise stands today. Once this is known, in the second stage identifies gaps between what exists today and what is needed. These gaps can be many but with a right Liferay consulting partner they can be addressed. Finally in the third stage the free assessment will offer recommendations for what the enterprise needs to do to move from where they are to where they want to be.

Such a free assessment is very useful. It requires minimal time investment and provides recommendations for various considerations. One can get through all the three stages in a single day. And after that one will be able to make a confident decision about the right portal solution for business need. One can know more about a free assessment for an integrated business ecosystem at http://www.cignex.com/services/liferay-consulting. On the same website one can also check out other Open Source offerings such as Alfresco consulting for enterprise content management solution and Magento consulting for e-Commerce solution.

Nathan Sandler has been a part of the open source software movement for over 10 years. His expertise encompasses many popular open source technologies and he is well informed about Liferay consulting & Alfresco consulting services.