The word “discovery” has an element of magic to it: an uncovering of something never before seen, a new truth or direction. Yet buried as we are in information all day long, the term “information discovery” can lose that magic luster. In today’s enterprise, information discovery is often treated more as a survival mechanism than an opportunity. And that’s only for the companies that have solid information discovery practices in place. For organizations that still rely on simple search engines to uncover data assets within their IT infrastructure, the opportunity costs can be catastrophic.
In March 2008, consulting firm Capgemini released an information opportunity study of U.K. public and private enterprises. The study found that 63% of survey respondents felt they made crucial business decisions without the correct information each day, while 28% were in this uncomfortable role up to five times a day. Worse, 93% of those interviewed felt the situation was deteriorating. Presumably, the fact that enterprise information silos tend to proliferate with time means that those decision makers are looking in more places to not find the information they need.
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Source: econtentmag.com
By: Nancy Davis Kho
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