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DATA AND SOFTWARE

5 key implications for information

lifecycle management in 2023

By Iwona Sikora, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Records Management Europe and
South Africa at Iron Mountain

iscovering how best to use must not merely tighten, but
the vast amount of data your completely redesign their policies and
Dorganisation creates and procedures around secure access to
collects is one of the key tenets of any information across all access points and
organisation’s strategy. Although the devices. Most managed to scamper
importance of effective use of data is through the last 2 years of pandemic
now far better understood than ever induced chaos with a patchwork of
before, central to effectively converting quick fixes, which will simply not
data to actionable insights is an survive the back-to-business volumes
organisation-wide information lifecycle in 2023.
management framework – one that The diversity of content
is failproof and comprehensive across formats being managed is also
how information is collected, used, growing exponentially. The boom
stored and then safely disposed of. in collaborative tools, applications
With the volume of worldwide data and video-conferencing software is Iwona Sikora
expected to reach 175 zettabytes by adding to the weighty volume of data
2025, and substantial penalties for data generated alongside existing physical in proper data management processes
and information breaches, knowing how and digital records. The number of is more critical than ever.
to properly manage and protect your stakeholders in charge of this field has
records and data is more critical and multiplied (CIO, CDO, CTO, business Focus data remediation
mandatory than ever before. leaders, records manager, data initiatives on environmental
Outlined below are the implications protection officer, compliance officer, social and governance (ESG)
of the five biggest trends in information office manager etc.) and they must all and privacy regulations
management for 2023. operate from one information security Data protection has been at the
framework that ensures compliance, core of the regulatory and legislative
Hybrid working necessitates protection and interoperability. information management agenda in
the re-invention of information They must also seek to better many countries over the last decade.
access and management understand how to collaborate within As the pace of technology-enabled
policies and procedures the constantly changing confines of a transformation has continued, climate
The hybrid model is here to stay, hybrid working model, whilst taking a conscious geo-political and corporate
notwithstanding the fence sitters and risk-management-first approach to all mandates are compelling organisations
the last few corporate holdouts. As processes. Awareness of the potential to report their emissions output and
digital transformation continues to of breakdowns in handling data and track their environmental progress. This
accelerate at a rapid pace, “mobile” information is integral to ensuring will only intensify on the back of more
employees working from flexible zero breaches and failures. Employees, regulatory change expected in 2023.
locations (including offices, hot-desking wherever they are working from, Data remediation initiatives
spaces, homes, local cafes or hotels must also be considered an integral emphasising ESG, and privacy laws will
etc.) create an inherent information part of the organisation’s defences be crucial to respond to new legislation
leakage and data security risk, in most against data breaches. Ensuring that and demonstrate information resiliency.
cases unintentionally. Organisations employees are educated and engaged From a compliance perspective,

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