Ten

Inspirational Quoteson AchievingInformation

Governance

Nelson Mandela

“If you talk to a manin a language he understands,

that goes to his head.If you talk to him in his language,

that goes to his heart."

Everyone within an organization having the same understanding of Information Governance is important, especially when it comes to implementation of policies and procedures foran organization to abide by.

The Ultimate Information Governance Dictionary and Vocabulary Guide: http://www.rsd.com/en/resources/white-papers/ultimate-information-governance-dictionary-and-vocabulary-guide

"Behind every cloud is another

cloud."Judy Garland

The Cloud market represented $41 billion in 2011 and is projected to reach $240 billion by 2020.

It has become harder and harder for organizations to keep track of all of their information internally, due to the large increase in the amount of data organizations have.

“If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up

someplace else.” Yogi Berra

Everyone on the steering committee must plan and have defined roles, objectives, timelines and metrics.

This will help everyone within a company adapt to the changes in their industry relating to Information Governance.

"I bought some

batteries, but they weren't

included."Steven Wright

Some records management solutions are advertised as being helpful and successful but these solutions cannot do it alone, they must have support and assistance from IT, legal, compliance and records management groups.

The closer these departments are in their efforts the more successful the organization will be in achieving their Information governance plans.

"The traditional practices and tools used to manage electronic records are

changing."Cheryl McKinnon from Forrester

The Ways for Managing electronic Data is Changing, understanding these changes is important.

1. RM Shifts To Information Governance2. Cloud And Social Platforms Render “File

And Declare” Ineffective3. Digital Preservation Forces Itself Onto

The Governance Agenda4. Open Standards And Open Source Change

The Sourcing Landscape5. Auto categorization Becomes Viable And Approachable

McKinnon, Cheryl, Leslie Owens, and Emily Jedinak."Five Trends Are Changing Records Management Technologies And Practices." Forrester Research, Inc. (18 Apr. 2013)

"Wars are not paid for in

wartime, the bill comes

later.” Ben Frankilin

When it comes to e-discovery, the price for not having a good information governance solution prior to the e-discovery event exponentially increases the cost of that discovery, not to mention the litigation costs and the impact on brands that can result afterward.

If a proper solution is in place then costs can be contained and litigation can be avoided.

"Create proactive data management

policies includinglifecycle

management policies.”

Deb Logan, Gartner

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Make sure you create Policies for your data, such as the ownership, the retention , the data loss prevention and the security or sensitivity classification.

Also make sure that the implementation of these policies are part of someone's job, meaning make sure someone is in charge of implementing the regulations which you are putting into place.

Having audits yearly or more frequently is also very important in making sure the implementation of your data policies is being done

Logan, Debra. Information Governance: 12 Things to Do in 2012. Rep. no. G00229460. Stamford CT: Gartner, 27 January 2007

"I hate housework!You make the beds, you do the dishes and six months later you

have to start all over again."Joan Rivers

Information Governance is an ongoing thing and a platform is needed to constantly stay on top of policy maintenance and company information. A company constantly acquires data, so a system to govern this new data along with the old data is needed.

"Coming together is

a beginning; keeping

together is progress; working

together is success."  

Henry Ford

It is very important for company systems to be managed collectively.

Often times IT personnel have files which live spread throughout many locations.

With a proper Information governance solution these systems which host the files can be managed collectively so when it comes time to access them it is simple.

"Action is the foundational key to all success.” 

Pablo Picasso

Taking action and getting a platform to govern company information is the next step a company should take, if they have not done so already!

About RSDFounded in 1973 in Geneva, with offices in North America: New York and Boston; in Europe: Geneva, Paris, London and Madrid; and in Asia-Pacific: Singapore and Sydney, RSD is the leading provider of information governance (IG) solutions for the enterprise. RSD products help companies reduce operating costs and risk exposure through robust information governance programs that span multiple jurisdictions and decades-long lifecycles. RSD solutions for information governance, output management, and document archiving and retrieval support millions of users worldwide. Our products and services are offered around the globe – both directly and through strategic business partners.

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