What is Information Governance? Managing Data to Drive Compliance, Strategy and Productivity

By |2023-05-18T09:52:58-04:00May 3rd, 2023|Data Compliance, Information Governance and Management, Safety and Cyber Security|

At its heart, information governance involves knowing where the organization’s data lives and who owns it. But what is information governance? Key elements of governance include categorizing data and managing the data lifecycle. Additionally, organizations must find a sweet spot that balances robust information security with streamlined data access. Properly implemented, information governance paves the way for regulatory compliance. It also makes quality data available to decision makers to inform business strategy. And it increases productivity by making the right data available to the right people at the right time. Maintain Compliance with Improved Visibility and Regular Monitoring For many

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Increase Legal Team Productivity with These 5 Proven Methods

By |2023-03-08T14:14:30-05:00March 7th, 2023|eDiscovery, Information Governance and Management, Technology|

In the legal profession, productivity equals revenue. Law firms run on billable hours. And in-house legal departments directly affect the bottom line of the corporations they serve.  A combination of improved information governance, automation, collaboration, and strategic adoption of legal technology can increase legal team productivity by 23 percent or more. Determine Your Baseline Legal Team Productivity To map the route to a more productive future, the legal team must first determine its starting point. For instance, a team that lacks effective strategy will operate reactively, scrambling with every request for information and turning immediately to outside counsel. Somewhat more

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Gain Control of Business Data to Reduce Costs, Increase Productivity, Inform Decisions, and Improve Security

By |2023-03-08T13:38:13-05:00February 1st, 2023|Cyber-Security, eDiscovery, Information Governance and Management, Safety and Cyber Security|

If the specter of a data subject access request or an eDiscovery sends your organization into fire drill mode, it is time to gain control of business data. Unmanaged data reduces productivity and hampers decision making. And it creates significant compliance and security risks. On the other hand, organizations that manage data effectively see a measurable return on investment. Reduce Cost and Time of eDiscovery For many companies, the data governance wakeup call comes with a data request for pending litigation. Under a time crunch, the legal team or IT department scramble to locate relevant data spread across various on-premises

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5 Best Practices to Increase Productivity with Data

By |2021-04-19T06:33:36-04:00March 2nd, 2021|Information Governance and Management|

Productive companies compete more effectively in the marketplace. They also generally report increased profitability, improved employee engagement, happier customers, and opportunities for growth. Knowing best practices to measure and increase productivity with data will help your business thrive. Traditional methods of measuring productivity can prove misleading. For instance, an employee may look busy, work many hours, or even generate large numbers of finished products. But inefficiently used time and low-quality work actually reduce productivity. When businesses gather the right data and analyze it effectively, they can identify top performers as well obstacles that stand in the way of productivity. Armed

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Metadata Management Unleashes the Potential of Enterprise Data

By |2021-01-18T01:14:52-05:00December 16th, 2020|Information Governance and Management|

Data offers the potential for immense power in driving decisions and informing business strategy. But without organization, data simply uses up space or, worse, inhibits business. Metadata management provides the key to harnessing the power of data. This increases productivity, promotes security and regulatory compliance, and expands data longevity. What is Metadata? In simple terms, metadata is information about data. In the same way that cards in a card catalog provide information about books in a library, metadata describes data in a file, web page or database. Through solid metadata management, organizations establish standards and processes around the process of

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Be Thankful that Business Data Improves Results

By |2020-12-16T04:15:08-05:00November 25th, 2020|Information Governance and Management|

Data informs nearly every modern business decision. Marketing departments focus on market data to find ready customers. HR directors gather data online to determine the best job candidates. And, knowing that business data improves results, executives examine market trends affecting supply chains, pricing, manufacturing, or distribution. Using data in various ways, modern companies streamline the process of manufacturing and getting a product to market. The savings that come from avoiding random acts of marketing or paying too much for resources significantly affect a company's bottom line. Everyone who runs a business can be grateful for that. Data Improves Productivity Through

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Messaging Architects has been providing professional consulting services around unstructured data and information governance for over 12 years.  Our topnotch experienced project management and engineering team assists organizations to address information risk management strategies, eDiscovery processes, data security and information management policies.    Information is an organizations biggest asset but it can also be that organizations biggest risk.

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