The IT industry purely loves digital information and with good reason. Creating, storing and archiving documents consisting of 1’s and 0’s provides the foundation for thousands of business computing solutions and billions of dollars in annual sales. While the gospel of the “all-digital enterprise” inspires many proselytizers and true believers, companies in the real world tend to utilize both digital and physical documents and records. However, that process can result in an uneasy balancing act with sometimes serious repercussions.
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The PG&E Disaster and the Case for Digitizing Physical Documents
Posted by: Charles King April 5, 2011 05:00 AMThe IT industry purely loves digital information and with good reason. Creating, storing and archiving documents consisting of 1’s and 0’s provides the foundation for thousands of business computing solutions and billions of dollars in annual sales. While the gospel of the “all-digital enterprise” inspires many proselytizers and true believers, companies in the real world tend to utilize both digital and physical documents and records. However, that process can result in an uneasy balancing act with sometimes serious repercussions.