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Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

The Right to Be Forgotten: Another Case of Unintended Consequences

In 25 years in a strange career at the intersection between technology and legislation, compliance, and regulation, I have seen many curious things. Most of these curious things center around the lag time associated with radical technological innovation and the often well-intended but misguided responses of policymakers to the implications of that innovation. In most instances, the Law of Unintended Consequences rears its ugly head.

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AIIM Community

Peace, Carl.

It is with great sadness that I inform the AIIM Community of the passing of our friend and colleague, Carl Weise, after a brave battle with esophageal cancer. Carl was an industry advisor/trainer with AIIM for over 8 years. He leaves behind a rich legacy of hundreds of students who benefitted from his sage advice, counsel, and experience. He was a great friend to many of us and a terrific father and husband.

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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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Collaboration

23 Things You Need to Know about Collaboration

These 23 “things you need to know” are drawn from a survey of 464 information professionals conducted earlier this year. Survey respondents represent organizations of all sizes. Larger organizations over 5,000 employees represent 36%, with mid-sized organizations of 500 to 5,000 employees at 29%. Small-to-mid sized organizations with 10 to 500 employees constitute 35%. 73% of the participants were from North America, and 17% from Europe. [Note: My bad on the original post with 27 instead of 23 things; clearly, I was not cut out to be an accountant.]

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Information Governance

14 Must Knows about Information Governance

These 14 “must-knows” are drawn from a survey of 487 information professionals conducted in April. Survey respondents represent organizations of all sizes. Larger organizations over 5,000 employees represent 33%, with mid-sized organizations of 500 to 5,000 employees at 39%. Small-to-mid sized organizations with 10 to 500 employees constitute 28%. 74% of the participants were from North America, and 19% from Europe.

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Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Thinking about Digital Business and Information Management

A few months ago, we released Information Chaos vs. Information Opportunity: The Business Challenge of the Next Decade. Thousands of downloads later, the core thesis of the e-book -- we are at a fundamental inflection point being driven the accumulated impact of two decades of exponential improvements in technology – is being reaffirmed in a number of quarters.

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Information Governance

How to Get Serious about Information Governance

I recently sat down with Mark Diamond, CEO of Contoural, to talk about the current state of Information Governance.

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