Information as a service, or IaaS for short, is one of those bright new four-letter acronyms that means different things to different people. It’s a cousin of software as a service, SaaS, and it lies at the heart of the heart of where technology, information management and governance intersect today.
Nuix has launched a new Corporate Investigation Suite, a product bundle that makes end-to-end digital investigation capabilities accessible to non-technical users.
Consisting of data platforms, data management, analytics, and data mining the Total Data Market is expected to nearly double in size, from $60bn in 2014 to $115bn in 2019, according to analyst firm 451 Research.
The NSW Government has announced the outsourcing the functions of shared service provider to over 6,000 public servants, ServiceFirst, which will transfer to Unisys and Infosys by the end of 2015.
Half of organisations will not have an information strategy that addresses the emerging role of information citizen through 2017, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner said that information is a key component of the Nexus of Forces and information strategies and the use of information are increasingly driven by - and driving - digital business.
The legal industry has come a long way in the shift to a paperless world, with many processes during the litigation lifecycle including the filing of documents, electronic discovery and document review being managed electronically.In Federal law matters for example, an electronic filing facility called “eLodgment” can be used for the lodgment of applications and supporting documents. In Victoria, the Supreme Court has developed an electronic filing and case management system known as “RedCrest”.
As the name implies, Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) provides a much-needed search and rescue service to the tens of thousands of people who enjoy boating throughout the bountiful waters of the Sunshine State. MRQ has provided that vital service for the past 50 years and as a largely volunteer organisation, has a paid staff of just three full-time employees and one part-time employee to administer and train the volunteers.But changing expectations have meant that what was suitable in the past may no longer be sufficient for the future.
The document solutions that we are talking about are ones that streamline or automate the generation of emails in Outlook and documents in Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and also solutions that manage such electronic documents and emails. All too often these new document solutions, especially ones that utilise Microsoft SharePoint, fail to be adopted by their intended users.
Okay, so you’ve automated your business processes. Purchase Requisitions are online and being approved in SAP ERP. Customer discounts are being processed and approved in Salesforce.com. New Employee appointments are being managed and approved in SuccessFactors. Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) requests are being approved through a SharePoint-based document approval workflow. No more paper! Automated workflow notification emails and tasks are being generated at an amazing rate. Job Done!
What is knowledge management? This question has triggered a thousand on-line arguments and finding agreement on a single definition is a never-ending challenge. Ask the question and you might get answers like ”manage, plan, deploy, collect and spread knowledge in an organisation, and do it in a planned manner”, and ”to create, store, survey, use and revise knowledge”.
