Thebookiswritteninastraightforwardstyleandavoidssalesandmarketinghype.WilliamJ.CarpenterisanEnterpriseContentManagementarchitectatIBMwhospendseverydaydoingproductdevelopmentandhelpingothersmakethebestuseoftheContentManagerproduct.ThenumeroustipsandnotesarisefromhisyearsofpracticalexperiencewithFileNetproducts.MostofthebookconsistsofspecificrecipesforinstallingandusingContentManager,anditalsoprovidesyouwithclearandpreciseexplanationsofthemostimportantfeaturesandcomponents.Itiswritteninaconversationalstylewithoutbeing“dumbeddown”,andthebookcanbereadstraightthrough,fromcovertocover.Itemphasizesthethingsyouneedtoknow,presentedinalogicalprogression.IfyouareaCIO,anITmanager,anITstaffengineer,orperhapsabusinessleader,businessanalyst,orevenanenduserwhowantstobetterunderstandtherolethatContentManagerplaysinyourenterprise,irrespectiveofanypreviousknowledgeofIBMFileNetP8ContentManagerorEnterpriseContentManagementingeneral,thenthisbookisamusthaveforyou.AndifyouaresomeonewhoisjuststartingtoworkwithContentManagerorwhoisfacingadecisionaboutwhethertouseContentManageroranothersolution,beassuredyouwillnotfindabetterguide.Evenifyouhaveyearsofexperience,youcanstillenrichyourknowledgewiththeclear,practicalexplanationsofbasicandadvancedfeatures.Althoughitisnotadeveloper’sguide,perse,theAPIandsampleapplicationwillhelpyouasanenterprisedeveloperorarchitecttogetyourbearingsinContentManagertechnologies.