Interfacing with remote content management systems

A method of providing a computer device for interfacing with, and smoothly migrating content from, a legacy storage in relation to a remote content management system, the method comprising:

• providing a processor;
• configuring the processor to couple with a network interface;
• and
• configuring the processor, by a set of executable instructions storable in a memory, to
• operate a file manager storable in the memory, the file manager comprising a graphic user interface and an application program interface (API) for receiving a plurality of user file commands from at least one application executed by the processor and outputting user file information;
• and
• operate a content management system interface storable in the memory, the content management system interface comprising control logic and configured to:
• migrate at least one file on an as-needed basis, wherein a progressive and seamless migration is provided over a time period;
• control a local/shared drive, wherein the content management system interface appears substantially identical to the local/shared drive,
• wherein the control logic is configured to apply at least one filename mask, evaluate at least one file permission for restricting access to the at least one file, modify at least one file attribute, modify metadata, control operation of the content management system interface, and map at least one remote path located at the remote content management system,
• wherein the metadata comprises at least one information element of author information, creation date information, modification date information, tag information, and file-size information,
• wherein the at least one file permission associates at least one of a user identity and a group identity to at least one of a specific permitted command and a specific restricted command for at least one specific file,
• wherein the content management system interface comprises an authentication component configured to prompt a user to provide credentials for access to the content management system interface and the remote content management system, and
• wherein authentication by the authentication component is implemented as at least one of a username and password combination, a certificate, and a query of at least one of an enterprise server and a support server.

A method of interfacing with, and smoothly migrating content from, a legacy storage in relation to a remote content management system by way of a computer device, the method comprising:

• providing the computer device, providing the computer device comprising providing a processor;
• configuring the processor to couple with a network interface;
• and
• configuring the processor, by a set of executable instructions storable in a memory, to
• operate a file manager storable in the memory, the file manager comprising a graphic user interface and an application program interface (API) for receiving a plurality of user file commands from at least one application executed by the processor and outputting user file information;
• and
• operate a content management system interface storable in the memory, the content management system interface comprising control logic and configured to:
• migrate at least one file on an as-needed basis, wherein a progressive and seamless migration is provided over a time period;
• control a local/shared drive, wherein the content management system interface appears substantially identical to the local/shared drive,
• wherein the control logic is configured to apply at least one filename mask, evaluate at least one file permission for restricting access to the at least one file, modify at least one file attribute, modify metadata, control operation of the content management system interface, and map at least one remote path located at the remote content management system,
• wherein the metadata comprises at least one information element of author information, creation date information, modification date information, tag information, and file-size information,
• wherein the at least one file permission associates at least one of a user identity and a group identity to at least one of a specific permitted command and a specific restricted command for at least one specific file,
• wherein the content management system interface comprises an authentication component configured to prompt a user to provide credentials for access to the content management system interface and the remote content management system, and
• wherein authentication by the authentication component is implemented as at least one of a username and password combination, a certificate, and a query of at least one of an enterprise server and a support server;
• and
• activating the computer device.