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Why investments in ECM are doubling — and why that's not progress

In this blog article, we take a look at why ECM investments are increasing, which technical patterns lie behind them and why growth at this point does not bring any structural improvement.

Christina Scharf
Christina Scharf
10.02.2026
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10.02.2026
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Why investments in ECM are doubling — and why that's not progress

In this blog article, we take a look at why ECM investments are increasing, which technical patterns lie behind them and why growth at this point does not bring any structural improvement.

Christina Scharf
10.02.2026
5 Minutes/s reading time
30.01.2026
E3 magazine

MCP in focus: How do archiving and AI grow together in 2026?

Many AI initiatives in the enterprise fail not because of model quality, but because of a lack of context: AI “knows” too little about documents, metadata, authorizations and process realities. At the same time, companies often already have this information — distributed across archives, SAP, SharePoint and specialized applications.

Christina Scharf
30.01.2026
10 Minutes/s reading time
29.01.2026
E3 magazine

The gym for your mind

Humans didn’t lose their muscles because they invented washing machines. But they did have to learn to use them differently.

Philipp Geyer
29.01.2026
8 Minutes/s reading time
10.02.2026
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Strong partners in education: kgs & WBS TRAINING

Training new consultants is a central part of successful onboarding at kgs. For some time now, WBS TRAINING has been supporting this with a tailor-made training concept — a cooperation that has proven to be a real benefit for both sides.

Christina Scharf
10.02.2026
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14.01.2026
E3 magazine

Why we use Test-Driven Development when developing our middleware

If software is to be reliable — particularly in sensitive areas such as archiving or middleware systems — quality must not be a random product. Test-Driven Development (TDD) offers a structured approach for just that: First the test, then the code. The latest project has shown how much TDD reduces the error rate, improves the architecture and saves development costs in the long term. Using a real example, the article shows how TDD works in the everyday life of a development team, what the biggest stumbling blocks are and why the approach pays off, especially in complex system landscapes.

Maik Wodarz
14.01.2026
3 Minutes/s reading time
28.01.2026
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Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is a network protocol that is primarily used to exchange structured data between different applications over the Internet.

Christina Scharf
28.01.2026
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20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Procedural documentation

Procedural documentation is a central element of legally compliant archiving. It describes in detail the processes, systems and technical frameworks that are used in the company for electronic archiving.

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
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20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Audit-proof

Audit-proof is an essential feature of legally compliant and audit-proof archiving.

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
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20.11.2025
E3 magazine

GoBD

The GoBD regulates the requirements for digital accounting and archiving in Germany.

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
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20.11.2025
E3 magazine

GDPR-compliant archiving

Die DSGVO-konforme Archivierung ist ein zentraler Bestandteil der rechtssicheren Dokumentenverwaltung.

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
21.11.2025
E3 magazine

The revised Data Protection Act (RevDSG) in Switzerland

In the digital age, in which data is regarded as a valuable resource, legal regulations to protect personal data are essential.

Christina Scharf
21.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
21.11.2025
E3 magazine

SAP archiving costs

Intelligence doesn't have to be expensive! An intelligent archive actually costs companies less than a “stupid” archive!

Christina Scharf
21.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

S/4HANA and archiving

The world of business software is constantly evolving and SAP S/4HANA is at the center of this transformation. As a market-leading ERP solution, S/4HANA not only offers speed and efficiency, but also a platform that was developed for the requirements of the modern business world.

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

ILM

Whether it's data from applicants, customer information, or transaction-related documents, data is only valuable as long as it is required for a business process.

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Azure Blob Storage

Microsoft Azure Blob Storage is a cloud-based storage service specifically designed for unstructured data.

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
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20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Return on Invest (ROI)

You can find out whether an investment has paid off by calculating the return on investment (ROI).

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

salesforce

On the one hand, the term Salesforce includes Salesforce, one of the market-leading providers of cloud computing solutions, and on the other hand, the company combines its cloud-based CRM solutions for managing customer relationships.

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Archiving in the cloud

As part of digitization, data storage in the cloud has become more and more popular in recent years. In the private sector, you know it from saving pictures, music or videos.

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

On-premises archiving

In the course of the development of archiving options, the term on-premises has become established — through the possibility of using the cloud.

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Archiving basics

Even today in the digital age, many people think of mountains of file folders stored on gigantic shelves when they hear the word “archiving.”

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

SAP archiving

Even today, some SAP user companies still rely on complicated ECM/DMS systems to comply with the regulatory and legally compliant archiving of their SAP data and documents.

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

SAP workflow

Approval processes, project procedures, coordination — a company has numerous complex processes every day that need to be managed.

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

versionization

In the course of digitization, it has become normal for several people to be able to edit and view a document.

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Self Healing

A system or software that heals itself? That is exactly the principle behind the term Self Healing.

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Machine learning

Machine learning (=machine learning) is a sub-area of artificial intelligence (=AI). As part of machine learning, IT systems are able to recognize patterns in databases and documents, find solutions to complex problems and improve themselves independently.

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

Anyone who deals with the topic of electronic administration and the digitization of documents will often encounter the term Enterprise Content Management (ECM).

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Archiving - Retention periods

In numerous sectors, from economics to healthcare, companies are required by law to archive extensive data and documents over extended periods of time.

Christina Scharf
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Audit-proof archiving

Audit-proof archiving involves the storage of all documents in digital archiving systems.

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

digitization

Digital transformation and archiving: Not just a technological change

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
20.11.2025
E3 magazine

Data Encryption Standard (DES)

The Data Encryption Standard (DES) is a standardized symmetric encryption algorithm developed by IBM in the early 1970s.

Benny Schröder
20.11.2025
3 Minutes/s reading time
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