Comments for Barclay T. Blair http://barclaytblair.com Essays in Information Governance Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Solving the Shared Drive Problem by Webinar Recording Now Available: Solving Shared Drives http://barclaytblair.com/solving-shared-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Webinar Recording Now Available: Solving Shared Drives Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:36:50 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=1063#comment-623 [...] live recording of the webinar we delivered with Perram Corporation on “Solving Shared Drives.” is now available below, or here on YouTube. Enjoy. We will be publishing the whitepaper shortly [...] [...] live recording of the webinar we delivered with Perram Corporation on “Solving Shared Drives.” is now available below, or here on YouTube. Enjoy. We will be publishing the whitepaper shortly [...]

]]> Comment on How well do you understand your email system? Litigation is not the time to find out. by Barclay http://barclaytblair.com/how-well-do-you-understand-your-email-system-litigation-is-not-the-time-to-find-out/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Barclay Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:49:05 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=1027#comment-587 Yes, good question. I believe the issue is that there was a disagreement about what was disclosed prior to the contract being signed, and which was thus the basis for the contract, i.e., "The Defendant was especially interested in obtaining email communications evidencing the fact that GFI had received copies of the promissory notes which contained the lock-out features. Although the Defendant was certain Plaintiffs should be in possession of such emails, they were not produced. . . . When GFI did not produce this email or many others that American Federated sent to GFI regarding the transaction, American Federated became suspicious of GFI's willingness to fulfill its discovery obligations in good faith." Yes, good question. I believe the issue is that there was a disagreement about what was disclosed prior to the contract being signed, and which was thus the basis for the contract, i.e., “The Defendant was especially interested in obtaining email communications evidencing the fact that GFI had received copies of the promissory notes which contained the lock-out features. Although the Defendant was certain Plaintiffs should be in possession of such emails, they were not produced. . . . When GFI did not produce this email or many others that American Federated sent to GFI regarding the transaction, American Federated became suspicious of GFI’s willingness to fulfill its discovery obligations in good faith.”

]]> Comment on How well do you understand your email system? Litigation is not the time to find out. by Juerg Meier http://barclaytblair.com/how-well-do-you-understand-your-email-system-litigation-is-not-the-time-to-find-out/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Juerg Meier Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:52:10 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=1027#comment-584 Barclay, While 22 months are obviously an unacceptable period to produce the responsive emails, let me ask this perhaps naive question (and sorry for my more than limited knowledge of US laws and procedures): why were they referring to emails at all? I mean, how a real estate is financed, loans, mortgages et al., are such fundamental parameters of any transaction that they usually make a good part of the contract. So, in my (as mentioned outside US) view, if it's not written in the contract between seller and buyer, or the seller has not formally informed the buyer (e.g. by letter asking for a modification of the contract) about the change in financing, I would clearly say that the seller is to be found guilty. Prioritizing the contract may have avoided *any* effort regarding collecting emails. Juerg Barclay,
While 22 months are obviously an unacceptable period to produce the responsive emails, let me ask this perhaps naive question (and sorry for my more than limited knowledge of US laws and procedures): why were they referring to emails at all?

I mean, how a real estate is financed, loans, mortgages et al., are such fundamental parameters of any transaction that they usually make a good part of the contract. So, in my (as mentioned outside US) view, if it’s not written in the contract between seller and buyer, or the seller has not formally informed the buyer (e.g. by letter asking for a modification of the contract) about the change in financing, I would clearly say that the seller is to be found guilty.

Prioritizing the contract may have avoided *any* effort regarding collecting emails.
Juerg

]]> Comment on A New Blog Series on Email Management and Information Governance by Barclay http://barclaytblair.com/email-management-information-governanc/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Barclay Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:51:40 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=961#comment-557 Great to hear, Scott. Email continues to be the number one real-world issue that out clients face today. Great to hear, Scott. Email continues to be the number one real-world issue that out clients face today.

]]> Comment on A New Blog Series on Email Management and Information Governance by Scott Burt http://barclaytblair.com/email-management-information-governanc/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Scott Burt Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:00:49 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=961#comment-556 Hi Barclay, I'm excited to follow along on your series on Email Management! You're articulating so well what so many of my clients are thinking today, but they'll benefit from your research and opinions here. Scott Burt Integro Hi Barclay, I’m excited to follow along on your series on Email Management! You’re articulating so well what so many of my clients are thinking today, but they’ll benefit from your research and opinions here.

Scott Burt
Integro

]]> Comment on Let’s define “Information Governance” by Naina Visani http://barclaytblair.com/lets-define-information-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Naina Visani Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:11:56 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=531#comment-471 probably a lot later than the original post, but here is my favourite definition of IG: Information governance is a holistic approach to managing corporate information by implementing processes, roles, controls and metrics that treat information as a valuable business asset. BTW - like your blogs on this topic probably a lot later than the original post, but here is my favourite definition of IG:
Information governance is a holistic approach to managing corporate information by implementing processes, roles, controls and metrics that treat information as a valuable business asset.
BTW – like your blogs on this topic

]]> Comment on Records Management and Information Governance: What’s the Difference? by Barclay http://barclaytblair.com/rim-ig-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Barclay Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:02:35 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=865#comment-459 Sam, I think the def­i­n­i­tion is great and hits the key ele­ments of the IG con­cept. At ENMAX, how does the IG func­tion report into the orga­ni­za­tion as a whole? Sam, I think the def­i­n­i­tion is great and hits the key ele­ments of the IG con­cept. At ENMAX, how does the IG func­tion report into the orga­ni­za­tion as a whole?

]]> Comment on Records Management and Information Governance: What’s the Difference? by Sam McCollum http://barclaytblair.com/rim-ig-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Sam McCollum Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:14:59 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=865#comment-454 At ENMAX Corporation, we define Information Governance as 'An accountability framework … that includes the people, processes, policy, and technology, … that ensure the effective management of information … to enable an organization to achieve its strategic goals and business programs.' "an accountability framework" since it is a governance function. "effective management of information" to ensure that it includes both physical records and electronic information. "people, processes, policy, and technology" to ensure that it reflects the issues of change management and culture, integration and support of business processes, the issues of legal and compliance, and the value of technology solutions. "strategic goals and business processes" to ensure the focus is on the strategy of the organization which needs to balance compliance requirements with business objectives. We view information Governance as the high level, strategic function that provides direction to all information operations functions. I am interested in your comments on this definition. At ENMAX Corporation, we define Information Governance as ‘An accountability framework … that includes the people, processes, policy, and technology, … that ensure the effective management of information … to enable an organization to achieve its strategic goals and business programs.’
“an accountability framework” since it is a governance function. “effective management of information” to ensure that it includes both physical records and electronic information. “people, processes, policy, and technology” to ensure that it reflects the issues of change management and culture, integration and support of business processes, the issues of legal and compliance, and the value of technology solutions. “strategic goals and business processes” to ensure the focus is on the strategy of the organization which needs to balance compliance requirements with business objectives.
We view information Governance as the high level, strategic function that provides direction to all information operations functions.

I am interested in your comments on this definition.

]]> Comment on Records Management and Information Governance: What’s the Difference? by New Information Governance Executive Brief Series http://barclaytblair.com/rim-ig-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-452 New Information Governance Executive Brief Series Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:09:13 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=865#comment-452 [...] 5. Records Management and Information Governance: What's the Difference? [...] [...] 5. Records Management and Information Governance: What's the Difference? [...]

]]> Comment on The Role of the CIO in Information Governance by Justifying Investments in Information Governance: New Executive IG Brief http://barclaytblair.com/the-role-of-the-cio-in-information-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Justifying Investments in Information Governance: New Executive IG Brief Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:02:42 +0000 http://barclaytblair.com/?p=823#comment-451 [...] IG practitioners have difficulty securing funding for their projects, which is not surprising given the confusion around who should pay for IG at most organizations. But, making the case for spending on IG is actually pretty [...] [...] IG practitioners have difficulty securing funding for their projects, which is not surprising given the confusion around who should pay for IG at most organizations. But, making the case for spending on IG is actually pretty [...]

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