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Does your organization rely heavily on access to important documents for everyday operations? If so, you’ll know vital the active records function can be. Chances are, you’ll also know how much it costs to run an efficient active records room and how difficult it is to staff it with skilled knowledge workers. As a consequence of these challenges, many organizations are now turning over their records management function to outsourcing providers.Read More
Whether driven by corporate growth, acquisitions or litigation concerns, growing record volumes eventually become too much for overcrowded record rooms. When that happens, offsite storage is a logical choice to ease the pressure. While offsite storage is a fine solution to onsite storage woes, this decision is subject to financial scrutiny over time. Records managers need to justify the continued use of offsite storage and have to keep the costs in check. This post covers four tips for helping you to reduce offsite storage costs.Read More
Cloud services are everywhere these days, from data backup to music streaming, so it’s not surprising that the cloud has entered the world of records management too. For records managers, the cloud promises cheap and scalable on-demand document storage, which is a very exciting prospect. However, as with all new solutions, the cloud comes with new questions and new challenges. This blog addresses 6 tips to help you make cloud records storage a success.Read More
In a previous blog, we discussed up-front planning steps when converting paper records into electronic versions, including the establishment of an electronic records retention program. With the groundwork for an electronic retention program in place, this blog discusses three additional best practices to consider as you get your conversion program under way.Read More
A few weeks back we looked a list of the Top 100 records management resources on the web, which was recently compiled by members of a UK-based RM discussion group. Following up on that, this week’s post brings you some more helpful RM resources courtesy of the experts here at TAB, who are always working hard to share their expertise with our valued customers and colleagues.Read More