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Document Management | Electronic Records Management (ERM) | Enterprise Content Management (ECM) | Information Security
Too often, we look at documents as just pieces of paper or digital files that contain information. We often forget to consider the value of that document. Some documents are assigned value based on time to write (like a very large document) or potential fines if done wrong (like a regulatory or compliance document). But every document has some value.
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Data Management | Document Management | Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Since the 1980s, relational databases have been used to store business information. They were a huge step forward over hierarchical databases, which organized data into rigid tree-like structures with connections between data elements defined by the links in the structures.
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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.
AIIM Community | Document Management | Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Well, the other shoe called Documentum dropped (haha - wrote this lead before finding Cheryl's post below) that everyone was expecting once Dell and EMC got together. And in somewhat record speed. AIIM does not take positions on things like acquisitions, but obviously, the extended AIIM community is buzzing about this. I thought I would find as many articles as I could and put them in one place and let folks form their own opinions. If I've missed any, just put this link in the comments section, and I'll add the link to the original article.
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Automation | Document Management | Human Resources
It is the best of times and the worst of times for HR professionals. Many organizations have reaped enormous benefits from more effectively managing the unstructured information association with core Human Resources processes. That’s the good news. The bad news is that MOST organizations have not yet moved down the path of HR automation, creating massive inefficiencies and risks in their hiring, retaining, employee servicing, and firing practices.
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Document Management | Enterprise Content Management (ECM) | Intelligent Information Management (IIM)
The possibilities for more information chaos surround us. Content is proliferating at geometric rates, and organizations and the people who work in them are struggling with massive amounts of information overload. The sheer volume of content and data entering our organizations is growing in complexity, volume, and variety.
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Kudos to my friend Bob Zagami for bringing this to my attention from the editor of the RV Daily Report, Greg Gerber. RV Daily Report Changes Press Release Publishing Policy Organizations constantly struggle with the question of not only the volume of content and documents they are managing but amidst this chaos; they also wrestle with the question of "what is truth?" Or, in more practical terms, what is the "official" version, who has approved it, and how can we track the chain of custody and modifications throughout the life cycle of a document?
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