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The Power of the Clouds
Organizations need to store and access files over time. With the growth of data, along with the added pressure to make records management user-friendly, many organizations have looked to the skies for alternatives. Information Week brought this news to us in their article, “No-Cloud’ Policies Will Nearly Disappear By 2020, Gartner Says.” Utilizing the power of the…
Read MoreDocument Management Systems Have Important Roles
Document management systems (DMS) are designed to do more than just manage files and media assets. They can also play an active role in the regulatory system that is part of all office workflows. This interesting information came to us from CMS Critic in their article, “4 Ways a Document Management System Simplifies Compliance.” Many DMS share a…
Read MoreEasy Access
Digital assets are a huge part of any company’s files. They are also of significant value to the company because of their content and importance, so managing them and protecting them should be a top priority. Smart Business brought this topic to us in their article, “Five things a company should know about managing its digital assets.” This…
Read MoreLearning Opportunity Around Document Delivery
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is bringing an interesting webinar titled, “Document Delivery in the Information Ecosystem” available on October 11, 2016. With scholarly output continuing to increase with new journals introduced each year and simultaneous shrinking of library acquisition budgets and increasing journal subscription prices, scholarly content buyers must learn to do more…
Read MoreWhat a DAM System Can Offer
Digital asset management (DAM) systems serve many purposes. Maybe you think you don’t need one. You have shared files, and that is more than enough to serve your purposes. DAM systems do more than share files. Marketing Profs brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Top 7 Reasons Creative Directors Need Digital Asset…
Read MoreDigital’s Impact on Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is at a point where soon they will be taking in more digital records than traditional formats. Federal Times brought this information to us in their article, “The future of preserving the past.” This comes with challenges in preserving digital records, especially those with ever-changing formats. Digital preservation is fairly new,…
Read MoreLearn More About Metadata
The DATAVERSITY Training Center is offering a Metadata Management Learning Plan – a collection of six courses designed to build your fundamental knowledge on metadata. The instructor is Donna Burbank, an expert in information management with over 20 years of experience in data management, metadata management, and enterprise architecture. She currently is Managing Director of Global…
Read MoreBig Picture Management
What is information lifecycle management? It is the practice of applying certain policies to effective information management. This includes every phase of a record from its beginning to its end. And while it is generally applied to information that fits the classic definition of a record, it applies to any and all informational assets. This interesting topic came to us…
Read MoreProtecting Assets
Data is like gold. Gold that is alive and moving. Corporate-created data is emerging, growing and evolving at a rate of unparalleled proportions. Information Age brought this news to us in their article, “9 tactics for getting a firm grip on data.” As the volume of data multiplies on a daily basis, organizations are clambering to learn…
Read MoreSpace is an Issue
Storage is always an issue. Whether we are talking about big data needing cloud space to function and be accessible, or on your own PC, there never seems to be enough storage. PC World brought this news to our attention in their article, “Dropbox wants to stretch desktop file storage to infinity.” Dropbox has filled…
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