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The Advantages of Offsite Backup & Storage (Free Disaster Recovery Plan Template)

The Advantages of Offsite Backup & Storage (Free Disaster Recovery Plan Template)

In the digital era, businesses no longer store critical data in filing cabinets. Instead, digital data is stored digitally, which is where the advantages of offsite data backups step up to the plate.
Comparing Offsite Tape Storage to Cloud Solutions

Comparing Offsite Tape Storage to Cloud Solutions

Storing your business data on the cloud is nothing new. Approximately 94% of enterprises use cloud services, with 67% of the total infrastructure being located on the cloud. But is it the best option?
What Financial Documents Should Be Shredded? (Free Retention Schedule Guideline)

What Financial Documents Should Be Shredded? (Free Retention Schedule Guideline)

What financial records should be shredded? It’s not a straightforward question, as you must also be aware of retention periods.
What is NAID Certification and Why It Matters

What is NAID Certification and Why It Matters

Finding a data destruction company you can trust is challenging, but what should you examine? Reviews, branding, NAID certification? With so many considerations, it’s tough to find a reliable provider.
Why Certified Shredding Is So Important to Businesses

Why Certified Shredding Is So Important to Businesses

Does your business use certified shredding to dispose of documents? Even in the digital age, offices generate enormous amounts of physical documents. Conservative estimates reveal that a medium-sized business may still use 10,000 pieces of paper per year.
5 Things Records Managers Must Do Differently In 2024

5 Things Records Managers Must Do Differently In 2024

This year’s biggest records management trends will broaden and amplify the practice of traditional RIM. To start, we’ll see new laws, tackle more sophisticated records analysis and place even more emphasis on the bottom line.
5 Ransomware Prevention Tips (Free Disaster Recovery Plan)

5 Ransomware Prevention Tips (Free Disaster Recovery Plan)

Ransomware is more prominent, sophisticated, and troublesome than ever. Universities, hospitals, and even government agencies have made headlines as victims of malicious computer viruses. No industry is immune. Review these five ransomware prevention tips can help to protect your data.
Information Management vs. Information Governance

Information Management vs. Information Governance

Businesses today are awash with data, requiring complicated processes and safeguards to manage. This leads us to the issue of information management vs. information governance. In other words, what are they, how do they differ, and how do they come together to help you manage your data? In the past, these policies and processes were […]
Trends in Healthcare Human Resources (Free HIPPA Compliance Checklist)

Trends in Healthcare Human Resources (Free HIPPA Compliance Checklist)

It’s often said that a company’s greatest asset is its employees, and this raises important healthcare HR challenges. In healthcare, this is especially pertinent. Without the incredible work and sacrifices made by doctors, nurses, and administrative staff, the quality of American healthcare would falter.
HIPAA for the Rest of Us: 3 Key Takeaways for Any Business

HIPAA for the Rest of Us: 3 Key Takeaways for Any Business

So, what does your business do to safeguard the information that passes through the doors? HIPAA might hold the answer!