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At least 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are produced daily, from emails to documents and everything in between. As information used for daily business is converted into digital files at a rapid pace, organizations across industries have been driven to create policies that guide how information is managed. These frameworks help to effectively support recordkeeping, answer compliance needs and ensure data availability for e-discovery in today’s digital world. Information governance is one such accepted discipline, ensuring a reasonable level of security for records and information that requires protection. Following these guidelines has become even more critical in today’s mobile age, where employees rely on texting for quick, easy business communication and collaboration – creating another form of business data.
Many business executives are overwhelmed by the management of mobile devices and the information they create. That does not have to be the case. In order to have effective information governance for mobile messaging, businesses need to first reference an accountability framework to define what elements of information management are most important to them. They can then develop relevant objectives and determine what tools fit their specific needs.