The AIIM Blog

Keep your finger on the pulse of Intelligent Information Management with industry news, trends, and best practices.

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Intelligent Information Management (IIM)  |  Manufacturing

Linking the Physical and Digital Worlds – A Growing Information Management Challenge

One of the core issues for manufacturing companies – or for that matter, any physical asset-intensive industry -- is managing the technical information associated with the vast array of physical equipment that is needed to make the business run. It is here that the physical world (which drives the Internet of Things) truly connects with the digital world (information and content assets).

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Accounting and Finance  |  Process Automation

CFOs and Finance Directors: Neglected Players in the Drive for Digital Transformation

This is the first of three posts reflecting thoughts on the role of Financial Process Automation in Digital Transformation. Yes, you read that right, and I realize it could be argued that this is one of the great oxymorons ever, combing "Financial Process Automation" and "Digital Transformation" in the same sentence. But stick with me. Every business operates on a pretty thin line between success and failure, and technology disruption is making this line sharper every day.

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14 Steps to a Successful ECM Implementation

Making an ECM implementation successful requires planning and attention to detail. The best way to create the right solution is to identify organizational goals and priorities. Learn how to manage a successful implementation in our free guide.

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Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS)

[Infographic] What’s Happening with File Sync and Share

There is a growing demand, by and for employees, to share and collaborate on documents with people inside and outside of their organizations. As a result, today’s businesses must carefully assess their file sharing needs and pivot towards the adoption of more synchronous methods of interacting with key processes and content.

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Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS)

10 Key Data Points You Need to Know about Sync and Share

First of all, if you don't know what "Enterprise File Sync and Share" means, that's OK. A colleague in a company recently asked a group of customers how many of them had unauthorized file sync and share usage in their organizations. A total of 2 hands went up in a big crowd. Mystified at this -- since this is a BIG issue in organizations -- but committed to his faithful Powerpoint, he plodded on.

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Information Security

5 Tips for How to Work Safely beyond the Corporate Firewall

Today’s workforce is increasingly distributed, increasingly mobile, and increasingly expecting telework options. This equates to more people working beyond the corporate walls and beyond the corporate IT firewall. But how can organizations offer such flexibility without losing control of their information?

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Automation  |  Document Management  |  Human Resources

8 Things You Must Know to Automate Human Resource Processes

It is the best of times and the worst of times for HR professionals. Many organizations have reaped enormous benefits from more effectively managing the unstructured information association with core Human Resources processes. That’s the good news. The bad news is that MOST organizations have not yet moved down the path of HR automation, creating massive inefficiencies and risks in their hiring, retaining, employee servicing, and firing practices.

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