Will the digital universe be 20 times larger in 2015 than 2010

This is a great email I got from AIIM.  For those that have addressed or are aware of their growing storage requirements, here are some interesting statisics.  If you don't have a plan in place to manage your documents, Federal can help with that in a hosted ECM system.  In any case, here is the article enjoy and for more valuable resources, become an AIIM member.

We are experiencing a tidal wave of information. The digital universe is growing exponentially, and the analyst IDC predicts the digital universe will be 10 times larger in 2011 than 2006. And, how much will it grow the next 5 years? Exponential growth means the volume of information will be significantly higher in 2015.

"It's Not Information Overload. It's Filter Failure", said author Clay Shirky at Web 2.0 Expo a few years ago. Our task is to identify information of business and legal value, and then manage this over its lifecycle. This is a strong business case for ECM and 60% of new ECM users cite "content chaos" as the main reason for adopting ECM.

It is difficult to manage electronic information when the volume is growing exponentially, and AIIM research found the following issues:

• 47% of Office docs are "Somewhat unmanaged or very unmanaged"
• 52% Emails are "Somewhat unmanaged or very unmanaged"
• 74% Instant messages are "Somewhat unmanaged or very unmanaged"

Sixty-six percent (66%) of those without an ECM system are not confident that their electronic information is "accurate, accessible, and trustworthy". It goes down to 11% for those with an ECM system.

You can prepare for the future by planning for the future:

• How can information of business and legal value be identified and captured by users or technology?
• How long should you keep office documents, emails, instant messages, etc?
• How do you make important information available to users when, where and how they need it?
• What is the required governance structure and technologies for managing information?
• How do you plan for long-term preservation when technology is changing every other year?

Find the answers by attending an AIIM Certificate Program class. Classes are available in major cities throughout the US & Canada, and are also available online.

Register today at www.aiim.org/training or call 301-755-2631. If you have questions, please feel free to email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .