Data is king in today’s digital world. There’s data everywhere you look, and tech companies are continuously finding new ways to mine new insights and analyse data differently. To that end, metadata plays a key role in shaping how information moves throughout the internet. HowStuffWorks defines metadata as “machine-readable data that describe other data.” If […]

EIM Helps Manufacturers Streamline Backward Traceability, Drive Quality Management and Ensure Regulatory Compliance Across the Supply Chain The business of tracking information, materials, and financials as they move across the supply chain has long been riddled with complexities. This is especially true for manufacturers managing quality and regulatory compliance activities across global business entities, systems, […]

Introduction  Small businesses today are inundated with information—including content created internally as well as documents and files received from customers, partners, and suppliers. Without an information management framework, time is wasted searching through file folders and various business systems for business-critical documents. This is often compounded by the proliferation of multiple versions of the same […]

If you had to make a list of all the different factors that keep IT professionals awake at night, the concept of shadow IT would undoubtedly be right at the top. It is a term that sounds ominous… and in a way, it is. Here, you are talking about information technology applications and infrastructure elements […]

As businesses embrace the digital revolution, serving a larger base of customers and performing simple tasks should become more efficient. However, going digital has its own set of challenges that require a unique set of solutions. In a previous blog post, Peter Ellyard mentioned how digital transformation requires putting a greater focus on effective information […]

The way we work is changing rapidly. People and devices are craving our attention every moment of our day. If left unchecked this development has the potential to lead to an enormous drop in productivity perpetrated by the very same tools that claim to increase it. Luckily, there are ways to tackle the issues and […]

Accelerate Office 365 Use Make Microsoft Office 365 the single access point to all enterprise data. Microsoft Office 365 is designed to improve employee and customer engagement. However, despite the fast adoption of Office 365, old habits die hard and employees still stick to their old ways of working with file shares and network folders. […]

Why Do Professional Services Firms Need To Embrace The New Economy? As Tim ’Reilly wrote in his recent bestseller WTF?: What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us the new economy’s business model relies upon on-demand services and access to talent, automation, and incredible user experience. Tech companies typically already function within this model. […]

M-Files Earns Highest Leadership Position in 2020 Nucleus Research Content Management Technology Value Matrix Report  Top recognition for usability and functionality solidifies M-Files as leader for seventh consecutive year  M-Files Corporation, the intelligent information management company, today announced it has been named a “Leader” in the 2020 Nucleus Research Content Management Technology Value Matrix Report. […]

Document Metadata, What Is It? Document metadata is descriptive data that labels a piece of information and provides meaning to what that piece of information is. Metadata IS NOTHING NEW In case you think metadata is for technically oriented people only, you might be surprised to know that you use something like metadata every day. […]