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

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Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS)

Is Unauthorized Use of File Sharing Solutions Putting Organizations on a Slippery Slope?

With or without approval from IT or their managers, employees will find and use tools that make their jobs and lives easier. For example, workforce demand has mainstreamed the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement as well as the pervasive use of file-sharing platforms like Dropbox. More and more employees are flocking to free file-sharing platforms because they provide anytime, anywhere access to the information they need to do their jobs.

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Case Management

10 Must Knows about Case Management and Smart Process Applications

These 10 “things you need to know” about Case Management/BPM and Smart Process Applications are drawn from a survey of 301 information professionals conducted earlier this year. 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 38%. Small-to-mid sized organizations with 10 to 500 employees constitute 25%. 64% of the participants were from North America, and 25% from Europe.

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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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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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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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