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The state of forms in SharePoint

We’ve known that InfoPath is on its way out for a while now. What hasn’t been clear is what its successor will be. Forms on SharePoint Lists looked to be a promising first-party alternative, but were cancelled, and Microsoft is still working on a new forms solution. This isn’t much use for users who want forms right now.

The Technological Divide of Health Information Management

Before the advent of powerful and more compact computers, information management in the health sector was localised and dependent on paper workflows.   As computer applications began to be developed to offset the use of paper, data repositories were created to contain patient information. They were in effect silos that had no means to communicate with each other or share information.  

NZ Supreme Court rules digital files are ‘property’

The bouncer who released footage from a Queenstown, New Zealand bar featuring English rugby player Mike Tindall, has had his conviction under the Crimes Act upheld by the Supreme Court. The court's decision is based on its finding that the digital file Mr Dixon removed from the bar constitutes property under the Crimes Act.

9 "Must Haves" of Records Management

A fruit seller at the local market had “Best Quality” red apples for sale on one side of her stand at $3.50 and others marked “Great value” for $2.50 on the other side. A friend asks her – what’s the difference between the apples. Her answer – just the price and what the buyer perceives… Sticker price is not always a good proxy for value. 

Chief Data Officer: The new corporate rock star?

The is no better measure of the growing prominence of the Chief Data Officer role than the emergence of business conferences dedicated to discussing its impact. At the 2015 CDO Forum in Melbourne, Katrina Read, Analytics Client Architect Leader for IBM Asia Pacific presented a session entitled: Chief Data Officer - The Next Corporate Rock Star. Intrigued by the possible conjunction of spandex, extended guitar solos and data analytics, IDM asked Katrina to expand on her thesis.

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