Articles in: Records
File Analysis Series: ROT Reduction
Exploring the dangers of ROT files on enterprise compliance, security, and functionality
The average enterprise has hundreds of terabytes of data locked away in their on-premises and cloud servers. Data storage is only set to increase as the pandemic has organizations increasingly reliant on […]
Feb 10, 2021
Files Analysis and Records Management
Different procedures. Same goals.
Imagine you wake up Monday morning with a nasty cold. You take some medicine, wish for the best, and, when that doesn’t work, head to a doctor. Your doctor will diagnose that […]
Aug 20, 2018
Information Governance: The Game
Moving beyond the buzzwords
The tech industry is riddled with buzzwords. New phrases get coined faster than old ones can go out of style. So it’s hardly surprising that when people hear ‘information governance’ they smile […]
Jun 28, 2018
How MER 2017 is Moving the Needle
From a RIM department to a RIM-focused enterprise
As far as IG-related conferences go, I’ve always liked MER. I think most would agree the practice of governing information can seem dry at times, and MER’s understanding of the discipline as […]
May 22, 2017
Security Meets Automation
In today’s information climate, security has to be automatic
The most popular topic for Doomsayers lately seems to be data privacy, and this concern is not completely without merit. The proliferation of information breaches and hacks paints the picture of a […]
Jan 30, 2017
Information: When Four Years isn’t Enough
The government’s struggle to graduate to better email management
In 2012, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Office of Management and Budget issued the Managing Government Records Directive, requiring federal agencies to save all email messages qualifying as […]
May 13, 2016