Information Management at your fingertips

Information Management requirements of modern organisations

Organisations needing to record, store, manage and use information face many challenges – information overload, data security issues, compliance with data management regulations and more. The information management process is complex, and managing information in such a way as to turn it into useful intelligence in real-time, is even more so.

For organisations for whom Information Management is mission-critical, every angle needs to be considered.

That’s why SAS has developed a platform capability which addresses every single facet of mission-critical information searching and management:

The Information Management Process

We’ve considered the process – from initial input, gathering and collation of information through to its searching, analysis and distribution to the right people. SAS goes far beyond simple storage of data with world beating Data Integration (for input and output of data), Enterprise Search and Analysis and Visualisation capabilities. 

Mission-critical Information Management requires security and compliance

The Memex platform capability respects two key elements of mission-critical information management:  information security and audit compliance. Mission-critical information has to be totally secure and available only to the right people. Furthermore, the information gathered has to be stored in such a way as to comply with regulations and not infringe upon individual human rights.

Usability and workflow drive ownership

Memex’ platform capability also addresses two supporting elements of the information management process – usability and workflow. Without an intuitive system, users will find it difficult, or be reluctant, to input information into the system in the first place. In the same vein, a system which insists that users adapt to its processes rather than the other way round will never be truly “owned” by those users. And without ownership, there is little or no Return on Investment.

Configurability drives Return on Investment

A key factor in organisations choosing Memex is the configurability of our platform – you can configure your Memex system yourself as processes and requirements change, without referring back to Memex and incurring additional costs. And since configurability keeps lifetime costs low for the Memex system, it also drives Return on Investment.

In conclusion, Memex platform capability is all-encompassing, addressing all elements of mission-critical Information Management. This capability delivers a system which not only manages all stages of the Information Management process, but also addresses the essential requirements of information security, audit compliance, usability, workflow and configurability.