Organizing Information with GPS

As I was browsing information about global positioning systems and how they relate to business and society this week, I came across an article that I feel resonates with the importance of technological organization and how GPS has been an important addition to it! The article entitled “GPS for Your Organization: The Art and Science of the Enterprise Information Map” begins by discussing how GPS and EIM (enterprise information maps) are able to work together to locate, manage and protect high-risk information. Enterprise information maps were developed to advance an organization’s information management potential and to protect high-risk and valuable information by identifying what information you have, where it is, and whether or not it is truly risky enough to make the effort to protect it. There are 3 aspects to the idea of EIM, which include information space, users and controls. The information space that is accessed has thousands of locations such as networks, shared drives, databases and business applications that are carrying so much important information for a business organization. Users are all the people that have access to and can modify this information and the controls are a “master ground station” that classifies what information needs to be protected. The EMI works by using these elements to create your own information “GPS” and “GPS snap shot,” which is a general overview of all the information as well as the connections and interactions between said information. This information “GPS” is much like any GPS with map display, format, navigation and accessories. The map display allows you to manage the specific details you would like to have included in your “snap shot” overview. The format then facilitates who gets access to what information. The navigation facet allows you to view your “GPS snap shot” and helps you find your way through all of the complicated data systems and locations. Accessories are how the EIM can be acquired in various sizes with different amounts of information and detail storage. This idea of having a “GPS” for your information has been an important way to learn what you know and what you need to know when it comes to managing any organization’s information. This can ultimately cut costs and create an even more efficient organization. If you would like to check out the article here’s the URL: http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/current.php?artType=view&EntryNo=9252