By 2020, the “digital universe” will be 44 times as large as it was in 2009. It is no secret that data generated and stored by enterprises are growing, but these statistics really brings to light some realities. Ninety percent of data volume generated today was produced in the last two years. This is not old data archived for generations. We are producing data like rabbits.
Knowledge is power, that is no secret. In the legal services world, nothing could be truer. According to Ted Tjaden, national director of knowledge management at McMillan LLP and author of “The Seven Faces of Legal Knowledge Management”, there is a method to knowing what to know and why.
With the extreme growth in data in every industry, whether it is healthcare, education or manufacturing, document imaging services are increasingly used in organizations to cope. With mammoth amounts of data, it is vital for industries to document the information methodically and develop a system that increases findability.
DocuLex recently announced that its WebSearch v. 4.0 document management software can execute document search and retrieval operations instantly for password protected PDF files. This new capability is valuable for organizations that are transferring and delivering files mainly via email or unsecure FTP, especially for highly confidential information.
IBM plans to launch new cloud-based storage, back-up and data recovery services for small businesses as well as larger enterprises. SmartCloud Resiliency Services will include SmartCloud Virtualized Server Recovery and Archive, and will be provided through servers and software located in IBM data centers worldwide.
Recent IDC research shows that worldwide revenue from public IT cloud services exceeded $16 billion in 2009 and is forecasted to reach $55.5 billion in 2014. I think it is safe to say that cloud services are here to stay.