A Few Stats in Favor of Off-site Document Management

In a business world dominated by concepts like the paperless office, spending extra company funds to provide off-site document management may seem excessive. However, day to day life in the average American office still produces more than enough paperwork and hard copies to make document management a viable option. Below are a few recent statistics about the average American office which speak volumes about how important safe and secure document storage is.

1. The average American executive wastes approximately six weeks a year searching for misplaced paperwork and files.

2. 80 % of filed papers are never referenced again, and 50% are duplicates of expired inforation.

3. Despite the common belief that the office is close to going 100 % paperless, 80% - 90% of all information in the average American office is still maintained on paper.

4. Introducing email into an office actually increases paper printing by up to 40 %.

5. Consistently over the past 20 years, paperwork management ranks as the number one time-waster in corporate office surveys.