We’ve all cut corners at work to get things done; taking shortcuts is part of human nature. But what drives us to seek these shortcuts, and what potential implications can they have for employers? Is this behaviour something to be stamped out, or should organisations embrace it as a way to improve their efficiency? In this IT Pro Podcast with Iron Mountain's Phil Shepley, we’re taking a look at the most common risks that people take in the workplace, how that compares to the risk appetites...

Episode 4: Learn how to keep up with growth by using sustainable business models As an important part of the business, you are always looking ahead to the future. Looking for opportunities to grow, improve and find your way to the top. What is important to realize is that growing too fast could be damaging to your business, and could actually decrease the trust of your customers. In this podcast you will learn how to keep up with growth by using sustainable business models.

Episode 3: Learn how to move from organizational silos to integrated systems at the right time   In previous episodes we discussed the massive amount of data that each organization holds. This data has been stored all over your organization in the past, but looking at the future and working in a time where efficiency and effectiveness gets more priority, the integration of this data into an organized system sounds inevitable. In this podcast you will learn how to make this move from...

Episode 2: Learn how to do effective diligence by using the right data and managing governance and lower data footprint   Doing business in this era brings many challenges. Not only is the amount of data and information larger than it has ever been before, the way we use information has changed significantly. Working your way through these huge amounts of data and being able to find the right information has proven to be difficult on itself, but combining the ambition to succeed in...

Episode 1: Learn the basics of dark data and overcoming compliance & security challenges   Today’s businesses now have the opportunity to collect and analyse unprecedented amounts of data from a constantly increasing range of sources. Yet most of this data goes unused for analytics, instead taking up space on company servers and unnecessarily wasting resources. This dark data is one of the biggest untapped resources of all, and learning how to generate value from it is key to better...

What we do today is tomorrow’s history. Every day, there’s about 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created. The volume of information and the ever larger variety of its formats poses new questions when deciding what should be kept and for how long. The world of archiving has evolved and there’s some misconception of what it looks like. Following on our Virtual Forum discussion with Hamad Al Mutairi, Director of Archives Department at the UAE National Archives, and Jaana Pinnick, Vice Chair of...

Dans ce podcast, notre animatrice, Marlène Cailleau, IG Manager & DPO, rassemble les meilleures pratiques de ses invités, des experts d'Iron Mountain - Arlette Walls, Pauline Hugot, Charles-Edouard Drobecq - sur la manière de surveiller la conformité dans les informations internes.

Driving compliance records information management when your workforce is primarily remote can prove challenging. Taking on a project to improve internal compliance monitoring during the pandemic, may be even more complex. Tune in to listen to some best practices and experience our Global Records and Information Manager, Arlette Walls, shares with our host Sue Trobley in this episode. Arlette talks about her very remotely driven project she participated in with the team in France, whilst being...

Nick Baumeister discusses in this 30 minute German session the advantages, hurdles and perspectives of digitization in HR management with Herbert Lörch. Hosted by Nick Baumeister (Business Development Manager Digital Solutions, Iron Mountain), and Herbert Lörch (RVP DACH, M-Files). 

In this 30 minute session, Nick Baumeister talks to Axel Eichel about what to consider when it comes to physical archiving in the digital age and under increasing compliance requirements. Hosted by Nick Baumeister (Business Development Manager Digital Solutions, Iron Mountain), and Axel Eichel (Senior Key Account Manager, Iron Mountain)  

Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are undoubtedly the future of the way we manage information. There’s, however, always a compliance concern that comes up in conversations about these technologies. Can AI and ML help organisations with their compliance efforts?  In this 30min podcast, Iron Mountain experts - Arlette Walls, Global Records and Information Manager, and Nicola Bagwell, Director InSight Enablement and Customer Success - talk about leveraging AI and ML technology in...

It shouldn’t take a crisis to take control over your information & data. IG is more than a job title or a team; it's a programme of holistic improvements for the business. Drawing on over 40 years of combined experience, in this 30 minute podcast, Tony Allen, European Region Director at ARMA International and Tim Callister, Iron Mountain's Principal Information Governance, will look at sustainable IG, uncovering the real potential of IG as a programme for all parts of the business.They...

Information governance is growing in complexity as the volume and variety of information that organizations must manage expands at unprecedented rates. Automation is needed, but the task is so large that many organizations don’t know where to start. Our experts are here to help. Getting a handle on information begins with understanding what you need to keep and what should be discarded. Data hoarding exposes organizations to risk and adds to complexity. Automating information governance isn’t...

Putting structure to information is a key factor to making sense of it, and an essential building block to structuring your data is classification. But that’s just one part of the story - you need to know where your information comes from and where it moves, throughout its life cycle.   In this 30 minute session, hosted by Sue Trombley, our speakers discuss common challenges in defining and organizing information and the relationship between data and records. They will share tips on conveying...

The global colocation market is expected to double by 2024 and interconnection is one big reason. Interconnection services enable businesses to exchange data with each other at extremely high speed and low cost using direct connections instead of public networks. Customers can also use the services to connect to multiple cloud providers and to leverage the most cost-effective carrier networks. Accessing the cloud via dedicated connections within a colocation facility can cut bandwidth costs...

With data centers consuming more than 1% of the world’s energy, companies that run hyperscale and co-location facilities are hard at work finding more sustainable sources of power and cooling. Iron Mountain’s Amsterdam data center has achieved numerous milestones. It runs entirely on renewable energy sources and boasts a power usage effectiveness ratio of 1.1, meaning that it wastes almost no energy. The techniques that have been pioneered in Amsterdam are being rolled out across Iron...

A recent Iron Mountain webinar addressed the distinctions between data, records and information and why those definitions are so important in an information governance context. Judging by the nearly 900 people who attended a live webinar, a lot of records managers are clearly wrestling with the question of how to create clear governance guidelines around data that may be used in many places and contexts. They asked nearly 140 questions, far too many for our speakers to get to in the allotted...

A recent Iron Mountain webinar addressed the distinctions between data, records and information and why those definitions are so important in an information governance context. Judging by the nearly 900 people who attended a live webinar, a lot of records managers are clearly wrestling with the question of how to create clear governance guidelines around data that may be used in many places and contexts. They asked nearly 140 questions, far too many for our speakers to get to in the allotted...

Paper mail is still critical to the way businesses operate: 80% of companies still use paper checks, 70% of invoices travel by postal mail and 40% are sent by fax. But the Covid-19 pandemic has made managing that mail a lot trickier for many organizations and those challenges could last well into the future. Iron Mountain’s Digital Mailroom is a full document digitization service that converts an organization’s paper mail into digital documents. Those documents can then be routed...

COVID-19 revealed gaps in most of our disaster recovery and business continuity plans. As you navigate your way through and out of COVID, you’ll need to maintain a robust and comprehensive operational continuity and emergency response plan. Bringing your business back up to speed and accelerating post-crisis growth will prove to be challenging, especially when considering global markets. Iron Mountain’s EMEA Senior Vice President will share what we’ve learned from partnering with our...

  New regulations require businesses to limit contact in workplaces. In addition, an influx of remote workers need secure access to records from their home offices. What steps should you take to prepare for adhering to social distancing guidelines? How can you ensure compliance with your records and information management, privacy and security policies?  Roberts Nathan has already reorganised their workspace and adjusted to new working patterns. During this 30 min discussion, Phil Shepley and...

Organizations are increasingly using data center colocation providers to spread their IT assets across multiple facilities for reasons of business resiliency, process efficiency and performance. But managing equipment in colocation facilities can be tricky. Technical problems can crop up in a time and many companies can’t afford to maintain full-time staff in the facility to troubleshoot them. Working with part-time contractors and “remote hands” teams furnished by colocation providers is a...

In the wake of new privacy regulations in Europe and California that empower consumers with greater control over how data about them is collected and maintained, several other countries and states are considering similar legislation. Organizations that collect data will be challenged to meet new deadlines and ensure that information is collected, protected and disposed of properly. At the recent AIIM Conference Iron Mountain Corporate Counsel Steve Lester presented his recipe for information...

In a recent article on Data Center Frontier Michael Goh related some of the reasons why data center capacity is growing so quickly in the Asia/Pacific region. Among them are rapid advancements in consumer applications of mobile commerce and the huge populations in countries like India and China that still have relatively low data center capacity. While the COVID-19 pandemic will cause some slowdown in growth projections, the long-term prospects are still very bright for companies that are...