I’ve spoken to two different groups over the last couple of days and both groups asked me the same question about Content Types and SharePoint Information Management Polices.  Essentially, they wanted to understand why simply applying a retention and disposition schedule directly to each unique Content Type wouldn’t meet their records management requirements.  This is [...]

There’s probably no single issue in this industry more heavily debated, more overly analyzed and generally more misunderstood than email records management.  And this is terribly unfortunate because an effective email records management solution is a critical component of integrated information lifecycle management. Easily the biggest source of confusion is the definition of email records [...]

Change is good and the New Year brings a new focus for this blog.  As many of you know, I am a Certified Records Manager and I’ve spent the better part of my career promoting effective electronic records management practices.  None of that has changed.  I firmly believe that the role of a Records Manager [...]

I’ve posted a number of articles on SharePoint records management and the ‘cloud’ and I’ve spoken at length on the subject with a whole host of people, both pro-cloud and anti-cloud.  I can honestly say both camps make strong arguments for or against managing records in a cloud environment.  Personally, I’m a little torn by [...]