Prior Collabware Records Management Specialist, Ellie Kim, was featured in the June 26, 2013 issue of CMSWire in Discussion Point: Records Management Influenced by Cloud, Collaboration Technologies. Ellie and others in the industry responded to the question: "Has the advance of cloud computing and increased number of collaboration technologies used by organizations changed the way records management must work?"
Ellie's answer:
"Public as well as private organizations are starting to adopt some form of cloud computing and collaborative applications. As these tools expand how records and information are created, transmitted and stored, changes in the records management field are occurring as well. The big question is what's changing?
The records management (RM) profession is changing. Records Managers now require more knowledge in different areas with the use of cloud computing and collaborative tools. There are varying degrees of cloud computing in terms of storage and infrastructure that records managers must understand in order to identify risks and implement corresponding RM plans.
A similar understanding of collaboration management tools is needed, particularly when their record-byproducts are not supported by existing records management systems. Without some knowledge of the technologies, records managers would not be able to fully control records and information in the organization both for regulatory and practical purposes. Knowledge of traditional records management alone is no longer adequate to perform RM jobs..." Read the rest of Ellie's comment in the CMSWire article.
Ellie also stated that "this was an interesting question and sparked some thought-provoking answers," and that she highly recommends "you [also] read the responses of both Joe Shepley and Laurence Hart."
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