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Preservica joins the Information Governance Initiative
April 2016 by Coline Magne
Preservica, has become a ‘Supporter’ of the Information Governance Initiative (IGI), and will join forces with the think tank for a quantitative research project to benchmark the unique challenge of protecting long-term digital records.
The IGI is supported by a number of leading information governance providers, and aims to promote the adoption of information governance strategies in the protection of corporate data. Preservica’s partnership with the IGI demonstrates the growing importance of digital preservation in the overall information governance lifecycle, ensuring that data is findable, useable and trustworthy long into the future.
With technology refresh occurring at an ever increasing rate, digital content and records are at serious risk of being lost forever as the hardware and software within which they are stored becomes obsolete. Digital preservation technology is fundamental to protecting and future-proofing the vulnerable and vital information that many businesses require to be retained as a matter of law.
As part of the collaboration, Preservica and the IGI have launched a Research Initiative on the Preservation of Long-Term Digital Records and Information. The survey aims to discern how organizations are currently handling their records and information management, and gauge industry awareness of the risks surrounding current practices.
Some forward-thinking organizations are already leading the way in adopting digital preservation as a core facet of their information governance strategies. In the last twelve months, Preservica has partnered with world-leading global organizations across a variety of sectors, including HSBC, Transport for London (TfL) and the Associated Press, in order to safeguard their digital assets.
