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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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Business Process Management (BPM)  |  Data Management

Assessing Information Management Programs for Mergers & Acquisitions

I was curious about how organizations cope with information management during a merger and acquisition process. What I discovered when I asked our members in AIIM’s Online Community, is that it’s common during the aftermath of a merger and acquisition to be presented with a dilemma of what to do with the two different information management programs of the merging organizations.

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AIIM Community  |  Women in Information Management (WIIM)

Embracing the Unique Identity of Women in Information Management: Finding Acceptance and Home

"I don’t look in the mirror to find people who look exactly like me. I look in the mirror to find acceptance- to find home.”

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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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Artificial Intelligence (AI)  |  Big Data

The Difference Between Unstructured Data and Structured Data

If you are new to AIIM, you might be wondering what AIIM means when we say "information," which we admittedly say a lot. My favorite explanation of information is from Steve Weissman, CIP, who told me that he simply refers to information as "stuff in a box." Information represents all the data you manage within your organization. Information means both structured and unstructured data.

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Digital Transformation  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

The Environmental Impact of Information Management

April 22nd marks the annual Earth Day, where earthday.org, jointly with many organizations, mobilize volunteers to drive education and elevate awareness, highlight governance efforts and conduct cleanup efforts.

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Data Management  |  Knowledge Management

The Growing Need for Information Literacy

Think about your organization for a moment. Is there any employee who doesn't collect, store, transform, analyze, and delete information? We all need information to be successful and help our organizations achieve better business outcomes.

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Information Governance  |  Retention

Information Governance: It’s What you Retain that Matters

It’s funny how corporate leaders get serious about information governance right after their company has been hit with a lawsuit or regulatory action. OK, it’s not funny at all. But that’s usually when many executives decide it's time to implement information governance and in particular, document retention. We’re here to advise you to not put off having a defensible retention program in place long before any legal action occurs.

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