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Developing an Information Asset Register for effective data governance

A significant aspect of effective Data Governance is about orchestrating the exchange of information between multiple parties; to facilitate (and arbitrate) a robust, repeatable approach to delivering content in context, in support of more effective and efficient business outcomes.  But how do you do this if you don’t know what data you’ve got, what state it’s in, or who is responsible for it? 

Devil is in the detail for data retention: survey

Globally organisations are struggling with implementing their information retention plans as only a third report theirs is fully operational, according to Symantec’s 2012 Information Retention and eDiscovery Survey *.

Documents vs. Photos: 5 Reasons for Managing Photos Differently in Your Business

If you are involved with a business that operates in a variety of locations, chances are that digital photos are an important part of your communications and documentation processes. In my experience working within the construction and real estate industries at Geedra, photos are a critical component for recording the conditions of a building and for reporting those conditions to a variety of audiences.

Gartner predicts businesses to “monetise” information assets by 2016

The financial demands of storing and managing big data will lead 30 percent of businesses to directly or indirectly monetise their information assets by trading, bartering or outright selling them by 2016, according to Gartner, Inc

NSW Council endorses new search engine for local government

Lake Macquarie City Council on the NSW central coast has given a solid endorsement to new search engine technology developed for the local government sector by IT services and solutions provider iPlatinum.

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