Infonomics Magazine - Web Exclusives

Defeating the Information Insurgency

11/5/2009

How enterprise software solutions create value for the entire organization. Spread collaboration and information-sharing tools to the edges of the organization.

A Blueprint for Enterprise Content Capture

11/2/2009

A low-hanging fruit that will allow you to improve efficiency in your organization is to remove paper documents from your business process. Here are some thoughts to help you get started.

Large-Format Scanning -- Key Considerations

11/2/2009

When documents are larger than legal size paper, you need to think about a few extra steps to ensure proper capture. To paraphrase the warning on rearview mirrors, "Drawings in computer are bigger than they appear.”

ECM in 60 Seconds: Video Challenge.

10/28/2009

ECM. 60 Seconds. Watch.

Confessions of a Records Pack Rat

10/27/2009

Sometimes, we don’t always practice what we preach.

Document Versus Photo Capture and Scanning

10/27/2009

A document scan is worth a thousand words, a digital photograph? Maybe seven hundred. You can capture and scan a document with your cell phone, but do you really want to?

Ask the Expert: SharePoint Governance

10/27/2009

Guidance on governance regarding SharePoint, as well as other questions--and answers--regarding the use of this IT tool.

Two Approaches to Collaboration

10/26/2009

IBM and Microsoft both offer quite good collaboration functionality. Which do you go with? That depends on your organization’s approach to messaging and IT infrastructure.

The (Disney) World According to GARP (Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles)

10/22/2009

Observations from Orlando on the recently concluded records management event, ARMA 2009. Guidance for compliance iniatives.

Why a Value-Added Reseller, You Ask?

10/20/2009

You’ve decided to implement new technology for your organization. It’s going to make ediscovery a snap. Finding your content will require a simple click. Documents are never lost or misfiled. Technological Nirvana is just over the horizon. To get there, there’s a small amount of work to be done. A value-added reseller (VAR) may play a key role in getting you there. A long look at the possible value of a VAR.

Ask the Expert: Retention Planning

10/20/2009

Retention planning is difficult, but necessary. Your questions answered.

Ask the Expert: Retention, Email, and Records

10/13/2009

Barclay Blair provides answers about retention, email in the cloud, how to determine if an email is a record.

SaaS: The Fact, the Fiction, and the Fanatical

10/13/2009

Definitions, dogma, and misdirected debate are confusing the issue of what software deployment option is right for your organization.

Ediscovery in Asia/Pacific: Litigation Readiness for Asian Companies

9/29/2009

With operations in multiple countries (and different ediscovery laws within those countries), companies anywhere (not just in Asia) need to understand where their content and records reside. The Electronic Discovery Reference Model can serve as a framework for ESI litigation discovery requests.

Keep it Simple. Get it Done. Best Practices for SharePoint List Creation & Management

9/18/2009

Leverage existing assets, extend provided templates, create new lists

Mark’s Law of Rapid Communication

9/15/2009

People (and by “people” I mean everyone) way too often put stupid and/or incriminating information in emails and other electronic communications.

SharePoint Design versus Functionality

8/19/2009

Striking the right balance can make your project successful from the beginning.

Ediscovery in Asia/Pacific: U.S. Litigation Exposure for Asian Companies

3/29/2009

For companies that do business in multiple countries (and legal systems), knowing where your ediscovery legal exposure lies is mandatory. Here's a look at U.S. litigation exposure for Asian companies.

Improve Requirements with End-to-End Business Process Modeling

3/22/2009

Leverage Business Process Modeling to close the gaps in gathering and documenting your business and functional requirements

Making the Grade with your Upgrade

3/20/2009

Upgrading your imaging software is a necessary but infrequent event, here are some suggestions and recommendations that may make your upgrade go smoother. After all, you’re already dependent on the software, ensuring that the upgrades work can be more important than implementing the system in the first place.

Production Capture on the Desktop

3/19/2009

As the capabilities of smaller scanners grows to include those found formerly only on high-end production machines, it becomes practical to embark on a distributed capture strategy.

First Things First

12/14/2008

Terms, concepts, and principles

Best Practices 101

12/14/2008

Doculabs' Perspective on Operational Excellence in ECM Deployments

Eight Reasons to Keep Investing in Managing YOUR Information

11/8/2008

An economic downturn is not the time to stop your information management projects. Let your competitors fall by the wayside, keep investing in the efficient use of your information.

Save a Lot of Money in 2009

11/7/2008

Where is your electronically stored data? Map it.

Waffles and Taxonomies

11/7/2008

Along with smothered and covered hash browns, everything you can learn everything you need to know about taxonomy at Waffle House.

Getting Social

11/7/2008

Social networking has given birth to a new model inside organizations—social business networking. But for records managers, properly managing these new ways of communication and the resulting data are of critical importance.

Whaddya Call It?

11/7/2008

While using multiple terms to describe one thing is common, doing so can lead to product confusion and even compliance issues in the business world. Why you should be worried about terminology management.

Best Practices 101: ECM Functionality

9/20/2008 8:13:00 PM

What enterprise content management (ECM) functionality is available to your users? How do you decide who gets what functionality? And are you delivering ECM functionality as efficiently and cost-effectively as you could be?

When to Jump into ECM

9/20/2008 8:12:00 PM

Unmanaged information becomes more unmanageable each day

RIM's ROI

9/20/2008 8:11:00 PM

Where’s the value in records management? A walk through three reasons why RIM could be valuable.

One Who Gets It: Nancy Richards

9/20/2008 5:40:00 PM

Nancy Richards is bringing enterprise content management to Swedish Medical Center. How this "team of one" is making management of content better, faster, and greener.

Show Me the Money!

9/17/2008 4:00:00 PM

When required by budget cuts to halt or shelve a project, don’t just stop. Consider the following actions when economic circumstances derail your current project

Now What?

9/17/2008 3:10:00 PM

You understand the need to control your information. Moving from understanding to action requires you to develop a strategic plan for your records and information management program.

Back Up on Backup Tapes

9/17/2008 2:30:00 PM

Backup tapes do have a role in disaster recovery. When it comes to ediscovery, you need to look at other alternatives.

Avoid Depending on Barney – in Any Language

9/16/2008 3:00:00 PM

Records and Information Management Is a Team Sport

9/15/2008 8:00:00 AM

A successful records and information management (RIM) program, like a successful Olympic athlete, requires a team of people working toward a common goal. Records managers cannot expect to create a policy in a vacuum.

To Saas or Not to Saas?

9/15/2008

Five Tests to Determine Whether On-Demand Document Management is Right for Your Organization

Are You Sure You Want “Best Practices”?

9/1/2008

Everyone wants best practices. Who wouldn’t? After all, we all want to run our business the best way, and we all want to conform to the best way of doing things

The Cornerstone of ECM

8/29/2008

It flows from managing your business records well.

Translation Joins Mainstream Content Workflow

6/16/2008

Having information in your customer's native language is critical for doing business internationally -- people won't buy what they can't read.

Instant messaging equals instant danger in the enterprise

1/15/2008

IM increases productivity, saves time and enables real-time cooperation. And it's dangerous. Real-time collaborative tools carry their own set of complications.

The Content Problem Is Not about Technology. It's about Too Many Words

12/20/2007

When describing their products or unique selling proposition, many companies invert the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words.

A Sound ERMS Strategy

8/1/2006

A Web Exclusive Interview with AIIM Certified Records Manager and ERM/ECM Instructor Carl Weise

Acronym Mania

4/24/2002

What does that acronym stand for?