Electronic Document Management

Redaction: Definition, Process, and When to Use It

by Andrew Janson | Updated May 23, 2019 | Electronic Document Management | 2 min read

Sometimes called “document sanitizing,” redaction is the process of removing sensitive information from a document. To obscure information, the text or image is blacked out—oftentimes with a black marker when redacted by hand. Watch the video or read the transcript below to find out how you can securely manage...

Hard Drive Health: Top 10 Maintenance Tips

by Dawson Argo | June 22, 2018 | Electronic Document Management | 5 min read

Computers are often one of a business’s most valuable tools and protecting their hard drives and the important information and software they store is crucial. In this video learn more about the value and top 10 tips for regular drive maintenance, the average hard drive lifespan, and strategies for what to...

DMS: A Guide to the DMS—Its Features & Its Advantages

by Lauren Hilinski | Updated May 23, 2019 | Electronic Document Management | 5 min read

Choosing the right document management system can be overwhelming. With so many different features selecting an option that will meet your current and future needs without being overly complex is a difficult task. This video will guide you through the different types of DMS systems and their strengths and...

How a DMS Provides Protection: User Access Controls

by Lauren Hilinski | Updated May 23, 2019 | Electronic Document Management | 4 min read

Data breaches can cost companies millions and even billions of dollars when you add up legal fees and the cost of lost business from a decline in consumer trust. While it’s easy to blame outside forces such as hackers as the main cause of data breaches, a surprising number...

Why the Modern Business Needs a Reliable Document Management System

by Lauren Hilinski | Updated May 22, 2019 | Electronic Document Management | 5 min read

Modern organizations operate in a competitive, customer oriented world and need to be able to respond quickly and accurately to consumer inquiries. A key to being able to aptly service your customers is being highly organized and efficiently structured. Document management and administration tasks are often undervalued, but here...

Document Redaction: What It Is, How It Works, and When to Use It

by Lauren Hilinski | Updated April 11, 2019 | Electronic Document Management | 2 min read

Ever wonder what kind of information is redacted from documents? Or do you want to know how it’s done on a large scale? Watch this video for a better understanding of document redaction services and the industries that use it most. Video Transcription What Is Document Redaction? “I’d...

What Is A Redacted Document?

by Lauren Hilinski | Updated November 21, 2017 | Electronic Document Management | 3 min read

Privacy is a top concern among organizations, especially companies in industries that frequently handle confidential information. To keep the private elements of a file secure without invalidating the entire document, the process of document redaction, sometimes referred to as sanitization, is executed. What Is Document Redaction? Document redaction is a...

How Much Does Electronic Document Management Have to Offer?

by Ryan McHugh | Updated May 23, 2019 | Electronic Document Management | 3 min read

An electronic document management system (DMS) is a software system designed to track, store, and maintain digital files. Managed in a centralized location, a DMS plays a major role in office organization and efficient workflow. Paper documents quickly add up in an office, and with every new file, it...

Document Management in the Digital Age

by Lauren Hilinski | February 6, 2017 | Electronic Document Management | 3 min read

Document management strategies offer structure and stability at every organization, but as the office landscape has progressed towards the digital realm, the business of information management has significantly evolved. When files were mostly managed and stored as paper documents, the systems used to organize and share files were designed...

Electronic Document Migration: Paper Files to Keep & What to Shred

by Ryan McHugh | Updated May 23, 2019 | Electronic Document Management | 5 min read

Scanning documents and making the conversion to a paperless office offers many advantages—namely, the ability to get rid of space-consuming hard-copy records. When documents are scanned and added to electronic document management systems, the original copies become no longer necessary. These leftovers typically need to be shredded for the...