Understand the Benefits and Limitations of Traditional Web Search Engines such as Google when you use their Appliances and Technology in-house for mission-critical applications by , for

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There is an inherent risk when a popular brand becomes the perceived archetype for a particular product group or task. Take Google as an example. Google is great for what it is designed to do –find... read more

Information Valuation: Reinvention of Knowledge Management or is there more to it? by , for

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Recently, the term Information Valuation popped-up in various leading industry reports and in a few blogs, but the term is so new, there isn’t even a Wikipedia entry for it yet (as of June 11th, 20... read more

From Email to Enterprise Information Archiving by , for

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It never ceases to amaze me that some organizations still lack a managed solution to archive employee emails, let alone policies and procedures to enforce any email archiving principles. Email is t... read more

Information Governance and the Middle East – Taming the Risk! by , for

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We have Black Gold. We have Sovereign Wealth Funds. We are Rich. We also have regulations, some... Bahrain and Qatar have good financial regulations. Abu Dhabi has better health regulations.... read more

Bringing eDiscovery in-house is the way to go, but beware of the risks! by , for

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Bringing eDiscovery in-house is the way to go. At least, that is what recent surveys and analyst reports confirm. Reports from Gartner, IDC, The 451 Group, the eDiscoveryJournal (http://ediscoveryj... read more

Faceted Search: how to go from a Static to a Dynamic Taxonomy by , for

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Many search engines used in portals are optimized to retrieve predefined, specific and precise specifications. For those instances, one must know exactly which words to use and the search result... read more

Living in a land unknown by , for

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Everywhere you go and everywhere you look, there is information coming at you. Reaching the Zeta byte range, this information hits you from all sides and in every form attacking your sight and h... read more

Enterprise Content Management at a Crossroads - The Case for Microsoft SharePoint (Part 2 of 2) by , for

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This is the second of a two-part series that summarizes the main points in the ongoing debate about the impact of Microsoft SharePoint on the ECM community.  Last week I reviewed sever... read more

IDC Reports: Information Explosion Leads to Stress! Or should we just use the right tools? by , for

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Is it really a problem, or is it simply a matter of overlooking the right tools and technology? The ongoing information explosion is no longer news; We are all confronted with it, at work an... read more

An easy start for information governance: legal agreements and contracts management by , for

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8 reasons why your organization should have implemented an automated and standardized solution yesterday! Contract management enables you to run an efficient and productive organization.... read more