What Is a Document Management System?

Even though the name implies management of documents in an organization, Document Management is really about empowering users, who create and collaborate around documents, to do so with more structure and control. Consider the following questions:

1. How many documents does your organization produce in a year?

2. Are these documents stored on a central file-share with any form of structure?

3. How do users search and browse for particular documents?

4. Does your organization suffer from multiple versions of the same document in your document store?

5. Do users email copies of documents, or links to documents stored in a central location?

6. Are any documents in your organization security-sensitive? If so, ...

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