Written by Chris Godinich. What a tremendous amount of change over the last two years as it relates to staffing and office footprints. And within all of this, priorities are priorities. Your team. Do they have what they need to keep moving forward and navigate the company’s objectives and the changing landscape? Check. Now that… Continue reading Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself About Your Company’s Office Structure
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Retirement Fund Firm Reduces Their Document Management Costs by 41% and Opened Up a New Revenue Stream
Introduction A private retirement fund firm located in Houston, Texas, since 1956, reached out to local document management companies to provide a solution for their paper business records. The company needed to maximize its office space, consumed by records going back to the company’s inception. Their plan consisted of ECM Services (The scanning of all… Continue reading Retirement Fund Firm Reduces Their Document Management Costs by 41% and Opened Up a New Revenue Stream
When Should Business Records Be Destroyed?
By Chris Godinich, President/CEO We often get this question surrounding retention of records, especially from organizations that do not have formal retention policies in place. The basic answer is when they are no longer required (required being the key word) and when they no longer provide the organization value. These are the two tenets of… Continue reading When Should Business Records Be Destroyed?
Hosting Your Next Shred Event in Texas
Shred Events in Southeast Texas Shred events are a helpful and communal event. They are the perfect way to give your community an opportunity to practice efficient and secure disposal of their sensitive records. Each event is planned a little differently by the local host, so please check out the guidelines before attending. Depending on… Continue reading Hosting Your Next Shred Event in Texas
Upstream Energy Company Meets Deadline Crucial to Business Divesture, Through Consultative Approach for Turn-key Scanning Solutions
Introduction A mid-tier upstream energy company divested a block of operating assets. As part of the sale, there was a requirement to provide the original paper copies of the operational files. There were only original files in existence, and the company needed a digital copy to archive within their electronic document management solution, for any… Continue reading Upstream Energy Company Meets Deadline Crucial to Business Divesture, Through Consultative Approach for Turn-key Scanning Solutions
Fortune 100 Healthcare Provider Reduces Overall Annual Costs by 27% and Recovers 99.9% of Files Misplaced by Previous Provider
Click here to download a PDF version of this case study Introduction A Fortune 100, National Healthcare Provider solicited companies within the records management and storage arena to submit their recommendations and solutions for managing a sizeable physical record inventory that was being handled by a national provider of these services for the Houston area.… Continue reading Fortune 100 Healthcare Provider Reduces Overall Annual Costs by 27% and Recovers 99.9% of Files Misplaced by Previous Provider
Lessons Learned from Tropical Storm Bill (2015)
Tropical Storm Bill made landfall this past Tuesday and Houstonians felt the full gamut of storm emergency hype from overreaching stories flooding Facebook feeds to a viral television news story of reporter John Fenoglio getting a surprise visit by a snake in Clear Lake, TX. At one point, Houston was predicted to receive 8-12 inches… Continue reading Lessons Learned from Tropical Storm Bill (2015)
How to prevent disruption of operations during an emergency
Don’t get caught off-guard when there’s an emergency. When an emergency does happen, make sure you’ve got defined protocols in place to get your business back up to speed as easy and painless as possible. This is called business continuity. This is your emergency plan (also called a disaster management plan or disaster plan). So,… Continue reading How to prevent disruption of operations during an emergency
Are lost records disrupting your business’s productivity?
Document and file piles never seem to simmer down, because, let’s face it, the busy season is year round. Some of these files may be extremely important and valuable. Some of them may be very sensitive. And some of them should probably be thrown out or shredded. So, where do you start? Far too often,… Continue reading Are lost records disrupting your business’s productivity?
Protect your records and data this hurricane season
Hurricane season is here. And as always, with hurricanes comes the risk of damaged records and data. The primary natural disaster factors that can damage your information assets include water, wind, and fire. It’s important to have a Disaster Recovery Plan in place, which can take time, planning, and coordination. But there are a few… Continue reading Protect your records and data this hurricane season