Office Document Strategies Blog

Document Filing | Are Basic Cloud Services Enough?

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Aug 20, 2014 @ 08:08 AM

One of the great tools the internet provides is the ability to monitor and review others' ideas about topics which have interest to you. A LinkedIn group we regularly follow includes opinions from vendors who work in the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) field. For those who are not always looking at this topic area you might hear it called:

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document, business processes, paper filing

Making Productive Business | Microsoft Small Business Newsletter

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Aug 6, 2014 @ 08:08 AM

One of the tools that can help manage a business is to read material being produced by companies which have a stake in the small business marketplace.  This is one of the primary purposes of this blog as we focus on helping business people learn about our area of expertise, Office Documents. This involves many areas of specialization and we use the resources of many of our suppliers to find ideas and to support our efforts.

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Topics: technology tools, cloud computing, network backup, business processes, data security

Apple IBM IT Partnership | Implications For More Than Enterprises

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jul 23, 2014 @ 09:07 AM

The July 15th announcement by Apple and IBM that they were entering into a partnership for IT services and products for enterprise clients has many implications.  The essence of the announcement is that IBM will use its services expertise to develop from the ground up an extensive series of apps specifically for use with Apple iOS based products like the iPhone and iPad.

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Topics: business processes, IT support, BYOD

Its Time For A Print Audit

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jul 16, 2014 @ 09:07 AM

As computer networks grow and more and more users are brought on line there is one part of the network that is often forgotten and goes unmanaged.  This growth can lead to unnecessary cost and also higher volumes of help desk issues.  It involves the continued growth of print connection on the network as users decide they need a new printer to do their work.

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Topics: cost of printing, business processes, Managed Print Services

Data Breaches Are A High Profile IT Issue

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jun 18, 2014 @ 09:06 AM

"Last year was by far the worst ever for security, with 2,164 incidents that exposed 822 million records, according to one security report."  

In his recent ITWorldCanada article this is only one of many striking comments made by author Andrew Brooks.  He goes on in the article to outline nine key etiquette steps which can help you protect your reputation even if a breach occurs.  Some are obvious, such as disclose what has happened and what is at risk, as well as focusing on looking after your customers and any others who may be affected by the breach.  

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Topics: business processes, data security, network security

Incremental Document Workflow Alteration Can Get Results

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jun 4, 2014 @ 08:06 AM

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Topics: workflow processes, document management, Document, business processes

Paper Focused Business Processes Bog Organizations Down

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, May 14, 2014 @ 07:05 AM

Last year AIIM the industry association made up of information specialists, sponsored an interesting paper which looked at the paper focused business processes.  One of the key themes of the document is that while paper storage for internal documents has gradually grown to become electronic filing in many instances the processes needed to deal with a myriad of incoming paper still gets little focus.

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Topics: document management, business processes, Less paper office