Free report, written by records and information management
professionals for their peers, offers tips for managing information
risks and maximizing value
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Records and information managers seeking to improve the security and
management of their data now have access to a new blueprint for
successful information governance, a framework for organizations looking
to define the roles, policies, processes and metrics required to
properly manage the lifecycle of information, including creation,
storage, access, and disposal.
Developed by a group of records and information management professionals
in the financial services industry and published by the storage and
information management company Iron
Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), “A
Practical Guide to Information Governance” provides organizations of
every industry with advice for creating and implementing the policies
and processes needed to bring information governance to life to manage
risk, satisfy compliance, and deliver bottom-line value from information.
“The stakes for records and information management have never been
higher, as organizations find themselves awash in information and under
increasing pressure to manage it for legal, compliance, security and
even competitive reasons,” said Sue
Trombley, managing director of thought leadership for Iron Mountain.
“Old models for records management, focused mainly on just storage and
protection, are not equipped for these requirements. Information
governance provides a framework to manage information on an enterprise
level, measuring effectiveness by making every employee accountable to
ensure compliance while also allowing an organization to mine it for
trends and analytics that can deliver bottom-line value.”
Continued Trombley, “With an information governance program in place,
organizations get the assurance that they can measure and report on
their programs both internally to executive leadership and externally to
regulators and customers. They can also use that information to provide
a competitive advantage that can increase market share, drive revenue,
and win new business. When you factor this together, it’s clear that
information governance is moving from a ‘nice to have’ to a ‘must have’
as an essential business requirement to mitigate risk, reduce cost, and
increase revenue. We’re hopeful that this free guide, adapting an
approach we’ve used successfully in the law firm industry, starts
organizations on their information management journey with ideas and
best practices for defining and implementing it within their own
culture.”
“A Practical Guide to Information Governance” focuses on several key
areas for building information governance programs, including:
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The definition and key principles of information governance – More
than just records and information management, information governance
includes roles, policies, processes and metrics, along with 11 core
principles that make up a successful program.
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What is the value of enterprise information governance? –
Organizations define value in different ways. For some, it’s reducing
the risk of information exposure or loss; for others, it can be mining
data for customer trends and revenue generation. Answering the value
question can ensure buy-in from executive leaders to help build
successful information governance programs.
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Leadership is key to information governance success –
Regardless of the organization, there is one common and critical
requirement for the formation and sustainability of a successful
information governance program: the creation of an Information
Governance Council, a group of executive-level business leaders that
has oversight over the design and implementation of a program.
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Best practices for bringing information governance programs to life
– Using real-life stories of success and failure, the guide offers
current and emerging processes that can help in building and
implementing information governance programs.
To download a free copy of “A Practical Guide to Information
Governance,” please visit http://www.ironmountain.com/Knowledge-Center/Reference-Library/View-by-Document-Type/White-Papers-Briefs/A/A-Practical-Guide-to-Information-Governance.aspx.
Additionally, Iron Mountain’s Sue Trombley will be discussing how to
build executive consensus for information governance in an educational
session called “The
Real Deal: Inside an Information Governance Council Meeting from Four
Perspectives: RIM, Legal, IT, Privacy, and Business” at the MER
Conference in Chicago on May 20.
And for more information on the topic of information governance, visit
the Iron Mountain Thought Leadership portal at www.ironmountain.com/thoughtleadership.
About Iron Mountain Incorporated
Iron Mountain Incorporated
(NYSE: IRM) is a leading provider of storage and information management
services. The company’s real estate network of over 67 million square
feet across more than 1,000 facilities in 36 countries allows it to
serve customers with speed and accuracy. And its solutions for records
management, data
backup and recovery, document
management, and secure
shredding help organizations to lower storage costs, comply with
regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information for
business advantage. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects
billions of information assets, including business documents, backup
tapes, electronic files and medical data. Visit www.ironmountain.com
for more information.
Source: Iron Mountain Incorporated