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JOIN US! — When Data Becomes a Record: Tackling the Master Data Retention Question
Is data a record? Traditionally, no—so it’s often excluded from records retention schedules. However, this leaves records managers without clear guidelines for data deletion. This session tackles that dilemma, offering some practical tips and tools for RIM professionals. We’ll explore how managing data effectively allows RIM to collaborate with HR, privacy, compliance, security, technology, and legal teams, breaking down Information Governance silos.
Join Warren Bean, Vice President of Technology & Product Development, and Rick Surber, Senior Consultant and Co-Manager of Consulting, for this insightful conversation.
When Data Becomes a Record: Tackling the Master Data Retention Question
Tuesday, March 25...
Contain and Eliminate: How Records Saved a Profession and How They Can Become a Liability
In 1910, the American Medical Association commissioned Abraham Flexner to evaluate medical education in the United States. The resulting “Flexner Report” favored pharmaceutical, surgery-based, and other allopathic medical practices over chiropractic, herbalism, and other less mainstream therapies of the day. The report began a period of widespread rejection of holistic health education in the United States. The AMA’s efforts were ultimately halted, however, due to the organization’s rich trail of records critical of non-allopathic care.
The Plan: Formation of the Committee on Quackery
The AMA was concerned about the rise of chiropractic care and both the cultural and financial...
Zasio Consulting Services Case Study: United Bank
Summary
United Bank began in 1839 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and has grown to nearly 250 locations and more than 2,500 employees across eight states. It’s a full-service banking and financial institution with commercial and residential lending and wealth management solutions. As the organization has grown, it has embraced the opportunity to enhance its records management practices, addressing challenges presented by previous decentralized systems.
“There was really no records management whatsoever until I came in,” said Howard Ross, Senior Operations Manager & Vice President of Records & Information Management (RIM).
This acknowledgment marked the beginning of a proactive transformation with...
How Zasio Delivers Industry Best Recordkeeping Research
By Jake Naylor — Zasio Analyst
Ever wonder why Zasio’s research team leads the industry? They are more than just proficient legal researchers—they immerse themselves in record keeping. Collaboration with Zasio’s consulting and technology teams results in accurate, in-depth, and top-quality records management resources. Our clients receive a product focused on relevant recordkeeping requirements vetted alongside business best practices. Customer success is our sole objective, and our expertise and qualifications provide high-quality research for recordkeeping unmatched by our competitors.
Zasio Researchers Have Over 65 Years of Combined Experience in Records Management
And that’s not just years of career experience—that’s years...
Jan 14, 2025
Kickstart Your 2025: Revamp Your RIM Program!
Jan 9, 2025
Zasio Year in Review: Versatile 2025 Release Dominates Busy 2024
Zasio is delighted to look back on a busy 2024 and highlight numerous achievements for our software, support, consulting, and legal research teams. We work hard to deliver the industry’s best information governance solutions.
And that’s going to continue in 2025!
Here’s a quick snapshot of another fantastic year!
Software & Support:
Building on the success of Versatile 2023, Zasio announced this fall its next major update to the company’s industry-leading information and compliance platform — Versatile 2025.
The product’s newest features included in Release 1 leverages artificial intelligence with the Versatile Information Assistant (VIA) for more intuitive legal research discovery....
Dec 10, 2024
Essential Insights: What Every RIM Professional Should Know About Backup and Recovery
After much toiling, your new RIM program is off to a successful start. It took effort, but your records have been inventoried and categorized, and their lifecycles mapped. And thanks to some regular and creative training, your meticulously researched records retention schedule is finally in place—and is being widely followed (miracles do happen).
And the best part? Your stakeholders are no longer bashful about asking you questions—a promising sign that organizational RIM awareness is on the rise. But just as you begin basking in your newfound success, a curveball arrives: “how do our retention periods affect records in backup and...
Oct 29, 2024
Does Dunder Mifflin Have an Approved Records Retention Schedule? RIM Portrayal in Hollywood is … Interesting
In the RIM profession, you may find yourself watching movies and television through a different lens. Pop culture has shown us that mishandling records leads to some comedic and, sometimes, catastrophic results. Whether it’s accidental destruction, improper storage, or security breaches, the way Hollywood characters manage (or mismanage) their records provides valuable lessons in real-world RIM principles.
Below are a few examples of where records management goes wrong—and what we can learn from it.
The Office – Michael’s “Special Filing Cabinet” (Season 1, Episode 1 – “Pilot”)
The pilot episode of "The Office" introduces viewers to the quirky dynamics of...
Oct 23, 2024
Zasio Announces Major Records Management Software Update: Versatile 2025
Zasio, a global innovator in B2B information governance and records management solutions, is excited to announce Versatile 2025, our most powerful update yet.
Versatile 2025 includes all of Zasio’s industry-changing information governance solutions under a single umbrella suite, including physical records management, electronic records management and retention schedule management.
The new update introduces numerous key features, including Zasio’s new Advanced Records Management Module and a new artificial intelligence assistant, (Built with Llama), which makes it easier than ever to search for records retention regulations.
“We are proud to welcome the next major release of Versatile,” said...
Oct 8, 2024