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Alan Weintraub

The Need for an Information Governance Program

by Alan Weintraub on February 3rd, 2010

I am attending the IBM Smart Governance Conference this week.   This is my second Governance Council meeting and I am thrilled to see that Council has evolved to look at governance not only from a data perspective, but now understands that unstructured information is equally important to a good governance program.

The discussions this week have centered around the fact that decisions are based on both structured and unstructured information.  The need to insure that this information is accurate is critical to making good decisions.    A sound governance program will address the policies and procedures required to insure that the information maintains its integrity and authenticity so that the users of the information can be assured that the information is reliable and can be used to drive the business direction.

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Alan Weintraub

SharePoint Governance: Yes, You Need It.

by Alan Weintraub on December 15th, 2009

I recently published an article in AIIM on SharePoint Governance.  Successful SharePoint implementations are less about the technology and more about the business functions that are delivered to the end users. To insure that the delivery of the SharePoint solution is consistent and meets the needs of the users, a robust governance program should be established. Governance programs are one of those areas that can cover different topics depending on the focus of the organization. Successful SharePoint solutions require a governance program that covers the business aspect of managing the SharePoint implementation

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http://www.aiim.org/infonomics/sharepoint-governance-yes-you-need-it.aspx

 

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Alan Weintraub

Making Better Informed Business Decisions

by Alan Weintraub on October 15th, 2009

Running a successful business today requires the ability to make fast informed decisions that could result in a financial windfall or the collapse of a company.  Information required to make these decisions does not exist in a single location or even in a single format.  Corporate information can exist in many operational systems throughout an organization.  These systems contain the information that is used to run the company. Information can be both structured and unstructured.  Information can exist in:

  •  Databases (structured information) that are the underlying pinning of the operational systems, such as the financial, manufacturing and human resource systems. 
  • Documents (unstructured information) that are used to record the organization’s processes or communicate the financial state of the company.

Join us for a Webinar on October 22, 2009 at 1:00pm ET to discuss the implementation of an Enterprise Information Management solution..

This Webinar will present an approach for creating an Enterprise Information Management (EIM) strategy that fosters the ability to collect both structured and unstructured information when faced with the need to make a decision.  To do this, users will need to leverage technology in ways that extend past their typical uses.  These technologies must provide a seamless, role based set of tools that let users be more efficient in completing their key tasks.  The Webinar will provide the attendees with a review of the top EIM vendors; their approaches, their technology suites and overarching strategies.

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/422784322

Alan Weintraub

EIM, the next frontier

by Alan Weintraub on September 20th, 2009

So what does the future hold for Enterprise Content Management?  For those following this industry, I am sure that you have noticed that the differences between the ECM vendors have narrowed.   Each of the top vendors supply similar functionality, with their differentiation coming in the solutions they provide and the industries they target.  From a feature, function perspective, the industry has commoditized.  With the emergence of Microsoft SharePoint as an ECM solution, the cost to purchase and implement ECM has also has dropped tremendously making it difficult to maintain the revenue levels garnered by the traditional ECM vendors and System Integrators.  So what is the next frontier for content management?  I propose that the next evolution will be Enterprise Information Management (EIM).  EIM is the convergence of structured and unstructured information to make complex decisions.

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