Crystal Balls and Business Strategies

The object of every company is to grow, to expand, to succeed.

From every CEO down to entry-level executives, business plans and stratagems are focused, reformed and implemented in order to aid the process of expansion.

Forecasting is essential to success, but can sometimes be an impossibility. Given the tenuous nature of the economy nothing is a definite and all possible ideas need to be explored.

With that in mind, your companies records and documentation is extremely important. Past patterns and strategies can point toward the direction the future might take. There is a need to maintain all records in an organized and safe way.

There is also a six year requirement to maintain all company records imposed by the government on all businesses. Maintaining accurate and orderly records over six years can be difficult and a space eater. The decision to use a document storage company can help with both.

With over 20 years experience, GRM is a leader in providing information management solutions. From data protection, imaging, certified destruction, film storage, hard copy, and more, GRM understands that information management means more than a secure facility and on-time deliveries.

Downsizing = Streamlining

It's not a secret that the current financial storm has sadly washed away employees, departments and even entire divisions within companies. The situation is an unavoidable one, with businesses having to lay off men and women in order to stay afloat.

Aside from the expected rammifications of a tense atmosphere in the office and scrambling to stay above the red line, there could be some unforeseen side effects as well.

With downsizing comes consolidation, the merging of positions and responsibilities, and that may leave a paper trail of unneeded documents and information. All this content presents a problem for your business' security.

GRM can safely and securely destroy all documents and digital media that your company no longer has a use for.

There are many steps that need to be taken in order to ensure that your company's information is secure, Certified Destruction is a good place to start.

Small Offices Still Need Big Protection

Working from home offers a sophisticated level of comfort to your business.

Things work on your clock, and the tedium of 'midday' can often be curtailed by any number of distractions not usually available in an urban office.

The relaxed atmosphere and the comforts of home are elements that many business owners relish, but they lend a false sense of security when it comes to information management solutions.

Events common to residential neighborhoods – such as natural disasters and power outages – and even occurrences common to major offices like computer and file corruption can have major effects on a home office.

Using a data protection system to back up your data can only add to the comforts of a home office.

Did You Get That E-mail?

In a 2006 study, IBM found that “E-mail has become the most pervasive form of business communication...90% of corporate communication is driven by e-mail”

From sending out a quick company-wide memo to communicating with a colleague across state or country lines e-mail is the simplest way to handle your business' day-to-day minutia.

It's even a common way for company personnel to resolve issues, pass along instructions and help the organization grow.

In short, e-mail is everywhere. It's now an essential part of just about every company across the globe. If your company's email system fails, it could be disastrous; a blow from which your company cannot recover.

Anything from connectivity loss to natural disasters can cause e-mail outages. And it could take as much as 48 hours to get your company's email back online, according to IBM's study.

Investing in new technologies and expanding business strategies are keys to survival. E-mail and data recovery has to be part of that plan.