The AIIM Blog

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

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PDF

5 Ways PDF Solutions Transform Digital Strategy

What if every file—from documents to multimedia—was digital and used the same file format: “File.everything”— wouldn’t that be nice? But for most workers, the present information environment couldn’t be more different. Today, the typical information ecosystem is a content jungle: multiple file formats, a mix of structured and unstructured content, all growing wildly throughout the organization. Under these conditions, search is difficult; unused operational information atrophies into “dark data,” or the untapped, operational content that sits idle in our repositories. Dark data is at once a security vulnerability, as well as a missed opportunity to leverage information to its fullest potential. Fortunately, today, there is a solution.

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Collaboration  |  Social Media

Just Because It’s Informal Employee Collaboration Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Responsible for It

“Engagement” is the Holy Grail for every organization, and enterprise collaboration systems are at the heart of efforts to more deeply engage employees. Deloitte notes, “In a digital world with increasing transparency and the growing influence of Millennials, employees expect a productive, engaging, enjoyable work experience.”

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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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Digital Preservation

Revisiting Digital Preservation – a Tale of Two Undergraduate Majors

In the true confessions category, I will admit to not having a formal IT background. Yes, I know. Shocking. As a further step down the true confessions path, I will admit that I was an economics and history double-major as an undergraduate.

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GDPR  |  Information Security  |  Privacy

New Global Data and Privacy Regulations in 2018 and the GDPR

Believe it or not, 2018 is less than 100 days away, and it is bringing with it a slew of new regulatory concerns. Data privacy breaches have been in the news again and again this year, eliciting increased concern from regulators and legislative bodies. We can be sure that issues like the Equifax breach and Yahoo’s recent disclosure of the scope of the 2013 breach will remain topics of discussion and litigation for some time to come.

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Digital Transformation  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

9 Ways Uncontrolled Information Stands in the Way of Your Digital Transformation Plans

Most organizations are on some sort of Digital Transformation journey. Everyone wants it. But what exactly is it? And how do you get there? How can you navigate the changes Digital Transformation brings while staying focused on business growth? How do you avoid disenfranchising employees and losing customers to more digitally savvy competitors?

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Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Rethinking the Intersection of People, Process, and Technology

Organizations have long struggled with the magic “triad” of people, processes, and technology. This struggle has remained constant through multiple generations of technology – from paper to microfilm to imaging to document management to enterprise content management.

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