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With last week’s Dreamforce conference, the cloud computing industry event of the year, the buzz about the cloud is in the air. Many business and IT professionals flocked to Dreamforce to evaluate new cloud computing software and to obtain some guidance on distinguishing one solution from another By definition, the cloud is merely a fancy […]

A Records Management Veteran’s Approach to Getting and Staying Organized. (Part 2) Adopt these 5 ideas to really use your documents—not just store them. In last month’s newsletter, Do it like Dewey, we looked at the Dewey Decimal System as an example of an effective records management system (possibly the most effective in the world). […]

Scanning is one of the hottest topics in the information management world. Bosses want it, staff members struggle to get it done, copy machines claim to be up for the job, but the verdict almost universally ends up that it is simply too expensive to scan archives—with only four little exceptions. 1. Records are Retained […]

We have been peppered with messages about paper wiping the earth of its trees for years, and trained to feel guilty about keeping paper around. However, there is a lesser-publicized point of view—where back scanning of archived paper is actually much harder on the environment. Read on for a great green debate on the topic […]

Riding shotgun alongside the huge increase in shopping (both online and in stores), the crazy schedules many keep, and the increased communication between friends and family is one major hassle that no one deserves – to have your identity stolen. The identity thieves are keenly aware of how our behavior changes, when our guard is […]

It’s no secret that HIPAA compliance enforcement has always been soft. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has pretty much allowed covered entities to be self-policing, reporting breaches voluntarily. But that’s about to change in a major way, with major consequences for your organization. 9,100 red flags Last year the OCR expected to receive from […]