1. WORKING THE IT/RIM RELATIONSHIP Helen Streck Records Management Consultant Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP February 2009

5. Where are Organizations Today?

9. Current Driving Forces, Risks and Success Factors Current Drivers Risk/Impact Success Factors More and more information is only in electronic format. Information retention requirements outlast technology solutions. Growth in electronic information volume increases complexity of managing, finding, and using information E-information needed for litigation and retention for global companies may not be accessible for long periods of time. Realistic retention requirements and categorization that is consistently enforced. Information classification and metadata governance models.

10. Current Driving Forces, Risks and Success Factors Current Drivers Risk/Impact Success Factors Increased likelihood that intellectual capital is lost. Increased litigation around the globe with varying rules for privacy and access. Increased litigation to defend patents and income. Increased need for legal teams across the globe as well as discovery teams to process more and more information increasing costs. Surgical approach to determining relevance. Information security has the appropriate controls and information security classification is clearly defined. Enterprise search tools applied.

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