Break your Information Management Routines this Groundhog’s Day to Get...
In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray’s character Phil Connors is locked into a cycle of repeating the same day over and over again, learning from each experience until he emerges a new and improved...
View ArticleSteps Government Agencies Can Take to Improve Information Management
This week, records and information management professionals will descend on Washington D.C. for the annual AIIM info360 event. Going? If so, drop me a line or stop by our booth, #1015. I always love to...
View ArticleResponding to President Obama’s Memorandum on Government Records: 5 Steps to...
Federal records managers are racing against a ticking clock to respond to a Nov. 28, 2011 Presidential Memorandum calling for the improvement of their records management practices. Records and...
View ArticleGap or Chasm: Crossing the Divide Between Commitment to Records and...
This past weekend I did two things of note: I read the newly issued 2012 Iron Mountain Compliance Benchmark Report and then went hiking at Purgatory Chasm in Rhode Island, a natural formation caused by...
View ArticleInformation Management Needs Imagination
I’m in the fortunate position to be able to present to my fellow ARMA Conference attendees for the 6th year in a row. I find that getting ready for the Conference always gives me an opportunity to...
View ArticleLitigation & Discovery: Relax! The Sky Isn’t Falling!
Our litigation and discovery panel session, which will take place on the afternoon of Sunday September 23rd, arose from a hallway conversation at the Gaylord Center during last year’s ARMA...
View ArticleFederal Records Managers React to the Presidential Directive: The Sky Isn’t...
Next week, I will be moderating a session at ARMA on “reasonable” Records and Information Management programs with three individuals who have been instrumental in creating such programs in their work...
View ArticleThe Biggest Deal since the New Deal
While that headline might seem like an overstatement, the truth is that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is the most aggressive attempt to reform the financial services...
View ArticleYour Own Compelling Story: Records Coordinator Network at ARMA
In Chicago last year, I moderated a panel of RIM professionals using the Henny Penny or Chicken Licken story to allay our audience’s fears that the sky is not falling around them: a RIM program...
View ArticleThoughtful Leadership
While information is your advantage – being involved in its governance and management is also your challenge. That holds for those of you directly involved in records and information management, and...
View ArticleSome Practical Advice for Celebrating Global Information Governance Day
For the shortest month of the year, February sure packs a lot of celebrations into its 28 (or 29) days: Black History Month, Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, and Family Day (in Canada)....
View ArticleWhat’s In A Number
What do the following numbers have in common: 2; 729; 17,496; and 1,049,760? They represent the time that has elapsed since our last Benchmark report in years, days (2012 was a leap year!), hours, and...
View ArticleThe Once and Future Information Governance: A candid discussion
We were so excited about the content of our AIIM webinar on March 19th, that if you weren’t one of the 273 people who joined us, we want to make sure you have access to it. We invite you to download...
View ArticleWhen Time Isn’t On Your Side
It’s no surprise that at this year’s AIIM Conference we had standing room only at Iron Mountain’s event-based retention round table session. In the latest 2013/2014 Cohasset Survey Benchmarking...
View ArticleNot just Talk: A Practical Information Governance Guide By Practitioners for...
If you are like me, you feel pretty overwhelmed by all of the talk about Information Governance (IG). Webinars, blogs, Tweets, and conferences abound – it’s hard to know who to listen to, let alone...
View ArticleMore in Common Than We Thought!
Recent research underwritten by Iron Mountain and conducted separately by Cohasset Associates and Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP has proven what we’ve suspected all along: when it comes to information...
View ArticleBeyond Good Intentions: Insights from the 2014 PwC and Iron Mountain Risk...
Recently, we commissioned two pieces of research conducted by Cohasset Associates and Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP. The goal? Prove what we’ve suspected all along: when it comes to information...
View ArticleInformation is… Your Advantage
At Iron Mountain we believe that we have a responsibility to provide you with the information you need to do a better job of managing your information today and to prepare you for what’s coming...
View ArticleBig Data: Massive Opportunities, Compelling Challenges
I’ve just returned from the ARMA International Conference in San Diego. For those of you who were unable to make the trip, information governance remains a trending topic, but the hottest topic...
View ArticleBig Data: Big Opportunities and Risk
Part VII in the Big Picture Predictions and Perspectives Blog Series Rick Smolan, the keynote speaker at the ARMA International Conference a few months ago, impressed me with a sampling of significant...
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