Cloud based Applications – Seven Compelling Benefits, by Corelynx INC

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Discover the newest article about “Cloud based Applications – Seven Compelling Benefits” by Paul Anderson, Corelynx INC. 

The worldwide cloud computing market is expected to reach the milestone figure of $19.5 billion by 2016. That is approximately 36% compound annual growth rate.
– Forbes

Given this rapid growth in cloud computing, it becomes essential to learn what are the main factors that are driving the popularity of cloud based applications and cloud based software companies. Cloud based applications bring several benefits over to a business.

Here are the 7 top benefits:

1. Improved Security

The beginning of cloud computing trend saw data security as one of its major loopholes. Consequent of which, both large enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses were skeptical of using cloud based applications and chose to rather stick with server-based programs. However, as cloud computing evolved, the loophole of data security got accurately filled up.

Today by all means, cloud based applications are equally secure because of the huge amounts of money that cloud providers invest into securing their site-specific infrastructure. This averts any kind of loss, illegal procurement or other damage to data stored in the cloud. So unlike locally-hosted software that is always vulnerable to virus, data loss, identity theft, intellectual property theft and so on, cloud based applications face none of these. …

For further information, we invite you to read the full article . 

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Executives Say Less Than 10 Percent of Business Processes will Rely on Paper by 2018, Xerox study

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Xerox study shows the digital enterprise is on the horizon but there’s more talk than action. (survey of 600 IT decision-makers in large North American and Western European organisations.)

The “Digitisation at Work” report from Xerox shows the move from paper to digital processes is nearly upon us but many survey respondents admit they may not be ready for it.

The report found broad concern over paper-based processes, with cost (42 percent) and security (42 percent) cited as primary issues. Survey respondents predicted an average of only nine percent of key business operation processes will run on paper in the next two years.

For further information about the study, we invite you to download the press release.

New solution to scan and archive data

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Discover the newest article on electronic archiving, released the 25th of September 2015, by the “Lëtzebuerger Journal”.

Labgroup from Contern and NG partners/Xerox have developed a new solution which enables the companies to scan data at their premises and to archive them securely at Labgroup. This solution, “made in Luxembourg”, will focus on small- and medium-sized businesses but will also interest the Big 4. The solution fulfils the requirements of the new law of the 25th July 2015, which introduces a new e-archiving framework. Labgroup is currently a candidate for the status “Digitalization and Archiving Service Provider” (PSDC), which will only be recognized after a certification process. The “e-Docubank” will be available from today on.

Labgroup has already been certified to ISO 27001. The common solutions have been, until now, that the documents were collected and scanned by Labgroup before being destroyed.

International Archives Day

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When talking about archives, several questions are asked by the public:

What does archive mean?

What is the role of an archivist?

What is the retention period of my archives?

How to manage electronic archives?

What to keep on paper?

Therefore, all around the world, professionals unite on the 9th of June to help you understand why it is important to manage and value your archives. This is an excellent opportunity to discover and understand or to get a more precise view/approach to our profession, and to get a closer look at a fascinating domain!

Labgroup as an active actor of the archival sector in Luxembourg celebrates this event.

Indeed archives have a central place within Labgroup in our day-to-day activities especially around management and long-term preservation of archives, whether physical media or electronic. Our activities also focus on organizing and the designing of archiving policies and procedures to assist you in defining your retention policy. This allows you to research, processes and optimize the availability of your archives in accordance with good practices, professional standards and regulations.

Greetings from the Labgroup team and Happy Archives Day!