The Information Governance Initiative
In my younger years, I often enjoyed spending time doing puzzles with my father. More often than not, these tended to be fairly complex, with many pieces needing to be assembled to successfully...
View ArticleRFPs and RFIs: More than Alphabet Soup
At times, it seems as if the RFP and RFI process can garner answers that are nearly as jumbled as the endless alphabet soup of technology acronyms themselves. Are vendors partially to blame? Of course....
View ArticleToo Many Lead Guitarists in the Band
I remember being about 12 or 13-years-old the first time I tried to start a band. Just me and a few of friends. Playing our instruments as inoffensively as possible: two guitars, one bass, and my...
View ArticleHistory Repeats Itself
It’s the nature of the tech industry to be consumed with the next big thing. Silicon Valley is particularly guilty of an unhealthy obsession with predictions; guessing the next breakthrough trend,...
View ArticleUnfair Fight: Records Management vs. Information Governance
Records management = information governance… right? Not so fast. Today, these two concepts are still frequently confused and used interchangeably. It’s a shame, because in reality they are very...
View ArticleThe Paradox of Simplicity
ZL Unified Archive® is often tragically misunderstood. It’s like the ‘breakfast club’ of information governance software. Last week, I was having a conversation at a conference in Houston, and (not...
View ArticleComplexity Doesn’t Mean Perfection
One of the most common frustrations in the eDiscovery industry today is the needless level of complexity. If you were to poll industry veterans – professionals who speak the same lingo and share the...
View ArticleStark Contrasts
WARNING: This blog post contains minor Game of Thrones spoilers. It is highly recommended that anyone reading should first watch every season in its entirety. If you are past season 1, you are probably...
View ArticleSmartphones and Governance
iPhone or Android? It would hardly be hyperbole to suggest that question ranks among the most hotly debated issues of our time! There are many reasons to prefer either product. This blog post, however,...
View ArticleWhat Office 365 is, and What Office 365 isn’t
Recently I have had a number of discussions with industry leaders who wonder how their companies’ transitions to Microsoft Office 365 (O365) is going to affect their information governance mix. While...
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