Informationmanagement
Information management is the discipline of ensuring that information is effectively created, stored, organized, secured, retrieved, and disposed of to support an organization's objectives. It integrates data management, knowledge management, and records management.
It covers the information lifecycle from capture and creation, through storage, processing, and dissemination, to archiving
Governance and policy are central, including data stewardship, access controls, privacy, retention schedules, and regulatory compliance.
Technologies include databases, data warehouses, data lakes, enterprise content management, document management systems, records management systems,
Standards and frameworks: ISO 15489 (records management), ISO/IEC 27001 (information security), DAMA-DMBOK, and various regulatory requirements
Benefits and challenges: information management can improve decision making, operational efficiency, risk management, and compliance; challenges