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Records Lifecycle vs. Records Continuum: Why the Debate Still Divides Records Professionals

Earlier this week I found myself in a back and forth with a fellow (and very well decorated) professional in a LinkedIn Group about the Records Continuum Concept, and it's limits. The conversation re-ignited in me the first time I encountered the reference to this "new theory", which directly flew in the face of what I learnt and knew about the tried and tested Records Lifecycle Concept.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)  |  Automation  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)  |  Process Automation

AI Readiness Starts with Work Redesign, Not Tool Adoption

Many organizations have taken the initial steps with GenAI: they have obtained licenses for LLM usage, have started pilots, and have a growing group of enthusiastic early users. Now they realize that the harder step is turning those pilots into business value. That is where many initiatives stall, because the underlying work has not been redesigned to fit the technology.

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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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Certified Information Professional (CIP)  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Why Information Management Has Its Own Certifications (And Why That Still Matters in the Age of AI)

If you work in data and information management, data and information governance, IT, or compliance, you've probably noticed that the certification landscape has gotten crowded. There's a credential for almost everything these days, which makes it a fair question to ask: why are there certifications specifically focused on information management? What makes information different enough to warrant its own body of knowledge, its own exam, its own professional community?

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Transforming Information Management with AI Copilot Agents

Information management (IM) is at a tipping point. Across most enterprises, we are sitting on an uncomfortable combination: explosive data growth, content fragmented across SharePoint and dozens of other systems, mounting compliance pressure, and processes that rely heavily on manual effort to hold everything together.

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Closing the Ownership Gap in AI-Era Information Management

Machines Can Recommend. They Can’t Be Accountable.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)  |  Certified Information Professional (CIP)  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Essential Skills for Information Professionals in the AI Era

Technology is automating much of what information management professionals have traditionally done: classifying, tagging, labeling, maintaining. That's not a threat if we're willing to evolve. The ability to absorb change, identify new opportunities, and play the human in the loop is going to define who thrives and who gets left behind.

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