Document management isn’t always about finding files. Archive retrieval may be at the heart of document management, but there is so much more to it than that.

In a recent post, Alan Sharp pointed out that many businesses hold on to documents with little value, thus compounding the company’s document management problems. In fact, when analyzed, Sharpe says reports indicate that 10 percent or less of the content in archives are actively being used.

That’s a lot of wasted space. And I bet this content hoarding is not exclusive to Sharpe’s clients.

Sure organizations could manage databases and content with smart systems. Organizations could even use Perfect Search’s enterprise search engine to search those massive data bases using keywords and phrases and still retrieve documents quickly.

Wouldn’t it be easier to manage content and information if the databases weren’t cluttered with 90 percent–or more–unused content?

Just a thought.