The AIIM Blog

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

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Big Data

Big Data: Too Much Yin, Not Enough Yang

There is a frenzy around big data today. But beneath the froth and the hype is this underlying and undeniable fact: big data will change the world, if companies start looking beyond the hype of the technology to learn how to put big data to work. There are two important sides to the big data story that must be understood. Right now, the focus on big data is on the technology itself and the exploding opportunities for data scientists - the "Yin." What's missing from this equation is the "Yang" -- the people who put all of this big data to some sort of business use - “Data Entrepreneurs.”

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Electronic Records Management (ERM)

What Does the Obama Administration’s Records Management Initiative Mean to You?

I recently did a webinar with Sue Trombley from Iron Mountain on the impact of the Obama Administration's records management initiative -- not just on the federal government, but on records management in general. The webinar was so much fun; I thought I would follow it up with a short series of questions with Sue. Here's the interview.

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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 Content Management (ECM)

A History of Content Management in Two Humps

Many of you know that I really like the following diagram by Geoffrey Moore as a depiction of the changes that are going on within the content management space.

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Social Media

[Infographic] The Key to Future of Social Is Process Integration

These days, it seems like everyone is utilizing social technology on mobile, laptops, or tablets for their personal lives. But, how are these technologies affecting businesses? How are social technologies being integrated with existing business processes? We've taken the highlights from our "Social in the Flow" Industry Watch and turned them into a killer infographic. Check it out, and learn: The business drivers for social media. The relationship between social media and business processes. Social media's impact on records management. Social movers and shakers.

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Enterprise 2.0  |  Mobile

C-Change: The Impact of Consumerization of IT

Sometimes, buzzwords really ARE changing the world. The phrase “consumerization of IT” refers to the ubiquitous reality that the technology available OUTSIDE the enterprise is perceived as being more sophisticated, more user-friendly, delivered in a quicker time frame, and lower-cost than the technology INSIDE of the enterprise.

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Capture and Imaging

Mobile Capture – It’s All about the Customer

With the explosive growth of mobile devices, smartphones and tablets in the hands of consumers and constituents, companies and government agencies are looking for ways to better engage their customers and improve or differentiate their services via the mobile device. Mobile capture technologies have emerged as preferred content and document entry points in support of use cases like customer onboarding, new account opening, expense management, request for services, or citizen benefit enrollment.

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