Defensible Information Destruction

“Information Governance” and the Continuing War on Records Management

May 28, 2020

Six years ago this month I published this opinion piece in IQ – The RIM Quarterly Magazine for records management professionals in Australia and Asia (reprinted with permission): Records Management, Information Governance, and the Future of Information Lifecycle Management. Go ahead and read it. I’ll wait. At the time I published that article, my dire … More “Information Governance” and the Continuing War on Records Management

If Information Governance Started 30 Years Ago…

May 22, 2016

Alice Johnson, the long-time head of Records Management at manufacturing conglomerate X-Corp, was sitting at her desk one warm morning in the spring of 1986 when there was a sudden knock on her office door. “Come in,” said Alice. The door opened and in walked a well-dressed man carrying a briefcase and a pipe. “Hello, … More If Information Governance Started 30 Years Ago…

The Disposition Imperative: My ARMA NOVA Keynote

March 1, 2016

I’ve been told that the Chinese word for ‘crisis’ is the same word they use for ‘opportunity’. Now I was born with a healthy level of skepticism, so I typically validate such things before I use them publicly. (God bless you, Snopes.com.) But I’m making an exception on this one and blindly assuming it’s true. … More The Disposition Imperative: My ARMA NOVA Keynote

Accountants and Records Managers

January 30, 2016

This is a picture of my accountant, Susan. (OK, this isn’t really her picture and her name isn’t really Susan – but play along.) Susan has done my taxes for years. She is very good at her job, so it’s a little less painful to pay her all the money she charges. But it’s still … More Accountants and Records Managers

Defensible Disposition – The IT Challenge of Our Time

August 18, 2015

If I’m going to be completely honest, I would probably admit to using hyperbole more than once in my career. But to be fair to myself, I’ve only done it to make a point. And it’s always been done with an obvious layer of irony that makes it clear that whatever I said was said … More Defensible Disposition – The IT Challenge of Our Time

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