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How Does Poor Record-Keeping Affect a Business?

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Record management systems are essential to a company’s success, agility and security, yet many organizations are hampered by bad records management processes. When files are in disarray and challenging to find, it can negatively impact your business in many ways. …

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How Do I Choose a Storage Facility?

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There are many options for choosing a storage facility for your business documents. Businesses produce large amounts of documents that take up extra space and are a growing nuisance to manage, protect and access. Some companies utilize unused space and storerooms …

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The Ultimate Guide to Record Management Services

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Whether dealing with paper or electronic records, it’s important to know which records to keep around, which to store for future reference, and which can be destroyed and at what point that process should be undertaken. Effective records management business …

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Guide to Medical Records Storage

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Before the rise of technology, managing medical records was a straightforward process of storing thick, colour-coded paper charts in filing cabinets or on office shelves. As practices have evolved and diagnostics and analytical tools have advanced, records management has rapidly …

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What is Offsite Records Storage?

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Each year, businesses accumulate enormous amounts of documents and records, which require ongoing storage and management throughout their entire lifecycle. Depending on the industry, retention periods can range from five years or more, making the need for more space a …

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What is a Records Storage Facility?

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Records and information are the backbone of any business, but they are also difficult to organize, protect, track and store. Paper documents take up expensive office space and require in-house staff to manage files. When documents are disorganized, employees waste …

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Why is it Important for Businesses to Store Information?

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In our information-centric world, companies collect and create vast amounts of data. Regulatory measures require that this information be retained for specific periods, making this data not only critical but challenging to maintain. As a result, businesses require effective data …

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How to Save Money, Maximize Space and Stay Compliant

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Your organization’s documents and files are essential to your business, but they can also be difficult to manage, track and store. Filing cabinets, bankers’ boxes and piles of papers are taking up valuable space within your office – and for …

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How to Protect Your Confidential Information from Unauthorized Access

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Organizations around the world continue to face new challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and secure access to information remains top-of-mind for many workplaces. As more employees continue to work remotely for the unforeseeable future, companies are having to weigh …

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Document Self-storage: Why You Shouldn’t Store Files in a Storage Unit

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If your office is overwhelmed with documents and you’re lacking storage space and patience, you’ve likely scoured the internet in desperation for file storage tips. Pages upon pages of results for public storage facilities may have you thinking that you’ve …

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Cost Comparison of Document Storage Methods

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Businesses amass a vast amount of paper documents and records, which require ongoing storage with easy access for a legislated amount of time. By law, retention periods can range from five years or more depending on the type of documents. …

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How to Write a Records Management Policy

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This post will explain how to write and implement a Records Management policy. It will also explain the benefits of having and outline the steps involved in its development and implementation. Benefits of a Records Management Policy There are many …

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