Faced with increasing data storage costs and a data volume that was growing faster than the capacity of the hard drives used to hold it, Nick Goldman and Ewan Birney (two researchers at the European Bioinformatics Institute in England) needed to find a way to store the massive volume of genomic data being generated by their
Traditionally, you’d show up to a meeting toting a paper notebook in which you’d jot down comments, ideas, decisions, and action items. Then, after most meetings, you’d return to your desk and transcribe your notes, issue e-mails re: action items, and maybe update some electronic resources (e.g. a wiki) with information from the meeting. And if you were the
I attended second thought-provoking presentation at last week’s Infonex seminar, Managing E-records in Canada’s Public Sector, in Ottawa. In his presentation, “Defining and Implementing a Practical, Real-Life Information Governance Plan (IGP) for your Organization“, Bruce Miller (President, RIMtech) covered numerous topics such as policies, roles and responsibilities, change management, and performance measurement for electronic document and records management systems (EDRMS)
If you’re like me, you’ve read many e-mail and other records management policies stating that an employee should not expect any privacy when using a workplace computer (i.e. a computer owned by his/her employer). Many organizations are likely revising their policies to prohibit the personal use of workplace computers as a result of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision
Records and information management (RIM) professionals know the many benefits of good RIM practices. They also know that benefits such as fast, efficient information retrieval and the on-time and secure disposition of valueless records are particularly important for organizations preparing for civil litigation. The importance of good RIM practices to successful electronic discovery (e-discovery) in civil litigation is reinforced
Since the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published the first portable document format/archive (PDF/A) standard in 2005, PDF/A has been heralded by recorded information management professionals and archivists as a mechanism for the secure, long-term preservation of electronic documents. PDF/A, a subset of the ubiquitous PDF format, doesn’t depend on external programs or information to be displayed. All information in
Earlier this month, Gartner released the 2012 edition of the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management (ECM).
The Magic Quadrant for ECM focuses on the technology side of ECM by evaluating the functionality of numerous ECM systems to help organizations “assess which ECM vendors have the functional capabilities and vision to support . . . [their] business requirements, and to determine which would therefore make suitable strategic partners.”
Gartner evaluates vendors on six core components of an ECM suite: 1) document management; 2) image-processing applications; 3) workflow/business process management (BPM); 4) records management through automation; 5) web content management (WCM); and 6) social content for document sharing, collaboration and knowledge management.
Read the full article to see how vendors compare in the 2012 Magic Quadrant for ECM
On November 22nd, the ARMA Prince Edward Island Chapter (ARMA PEI) will hold an education seminar on records as evidence and e-discovery. In the morning, I will present on the admissibility of electronic records in Canada. This session will review the provisions for using electronic records in Canada and PEI, Canadian requirements for the admissibility of electronic records as
Sheila Taylor is a well known consultant, educator, speaker and writer with more than 25 years of experience in the information management (IM) field.
