Information Stewardship: All Talk, No Action?

Although the majority of IT companies agree that information stewardship, the process of managing and setting policies for data within the company, is one of the most important aspects of the business, most do not follow their own advice.

“Information Stewardship: Holistic Data Management in the Enterprise,” a survey of 43 IT professionals, revealed that all the executives believed that tighter security and management was imperative, only 40% on those surveyed believed it was actually important to spend money on information stewardship.

According to Melanie Turek of Nemertes, the study found that there has been a “staggering increase” in the amount of data that resides within organizations, a desire by executives to stay out of the news for a sensitive customer-data breach, and increased pressure to comply with federal regulations as being prime concerns for the enterprise.”

IT consultant firms may not believe that information stewardship is worth the money, but given the other options – security lapses, sensitive information being stolen, etc. – IT firms and their executives should take a closer look at their own information stewardship and seek ways to increase security for the protection of both the firm and its clients. Learn more about the study on information stewardship to find out what you can do to protect your company (link above).

Submitted by Computer Consulting 101