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RSSMultiple Document Repositories And The Complexities Of Enterprise Records Compliance By Mark Moerdler, CA Inc.
January 8, 2007
•Article: Enterprise Records Compliance
Meeting today's ever-changing compliance requirements is both very difficult and critically important for any organization. It is no longer possible to simply use ad hoc document retention methodologies or to supply anything less than a complete set of documents when a discovery request is made. The cost of non-compliance or non-delivery of documents, especially when requested by either a government agency or the courts, can be enormous. One need only open any business periodical or newspaper to see the substantial fines inflicted on wayward organizations.
In days gone by, documents were predominantly physical records stored in traditional files and boxes. This meant document destruction could be achieved by simply shredding of the requisite paper. Supplying boxes and boxes of documents satisfied document discovery requests. Even though the collection and reviewing of the records was time consuming and potentially expensive, it was a finite procedure requiring a limited, controlled, and often-manual process.
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