Records & Information Management Blog.

Data lakes, data warehouses, and data hubs have a similar core function, and are often mistaken as interchangeable terms. While all three structures are used to house data for business reporting and analysis, they store different types of data and work with different data generation systems and access standards. We define each term with a handy comparison chart.

An effective policy is thorough but concise, making it easy to understand the organisation’s position on records management, and what is expected of its staff. The following elements are commonly found in Australian records management policies, and should be considered as a starting point for your policy’s development.

Technology plays an integral part of information management in organisations, however with technology follows its fair share of challenges to contend to with.

For organisations endeavouring to update or create a new information governance policy, we have identified eight core principles to help achieve a thorough, well thought through plan.