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8 things that can help make your
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The Value of an Integrated Solution
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Customer Case Studies
8 things that can help make your information work for you (I)
1 A oid making a "platform decision" at all 1. Avoid making a "platform decision" at all
• Pay only for the services you need and the volume you process
2. Get an expert to tame the paper monster
• A single source supplier can help limit operational and legal risks
3. Don't wait to collaborate
• Hosted document management solutions can be up and running in a
• Hosted document management solutions can be up and running in a matter of weeks
4. Chain of custody matters
8 things that can help make your information work for you (II)
5. Hybrid solutions "fuel" process efficiencyy p y
• Look to a provider that offers physical and electronic records storage to get the fuel efficiency of this hybrid model
6. Arm knowledge workers with self-service tools
• It's important that digital file access and management be put in the hands of the end users
7. Create a plan that reflects best practices
• Rest easy knowing that conversion processes, retention schedules, information security and privacy policies are being maintained and consistently followed
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8. Change doesn't have to be difficult
HUMAN RESOURCES
Human Resources - Challenges
- Controlled access
• Faxing/mailing can lead to inadvetant disclosures
• Federal, state and local regulations regulations
- Distributed and centralized access
• HQ and remote offices need acces s to the same records
• Varying degrees of access rights across documents
- Auditing and reporting
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• Secure and accurate maintenance
- Managing labor and real-estate costs
• Maintaining large on-site file rooms can be expensive
Customer Case Study: Investment Banking Firm
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-Required global access for HR records
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Implemented hybrid solution to improve productivity and efficiency
-Hundred-thousand+ actions per year -Entirely paper-based process
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-New file-indexing model for better access and security -Hybrid solution: back-file, day-forward and on-Demand -Images retrieved from Digital Record Center™ for Images
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-Expandable globally within the organization -Dedicated Vault and Iron Mountain Staff
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Information was made more available to their users, and as a result, improved the productivity and efficiency of this very important and secure application
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important and secure application.
Human Resources - Value
- Faster access to employee files for organizations with multiple offices • Improved management processes
- Secure disaster recovery and business continuity
• By imaging and maintaining records on a web-based platform
- Central management of the physical records
L I M t i ’ ti d l t t
• Leverages Iron Mountain’s expertise and real-estate
• Drives down costs
• Improved security
• Improved security
CONTRACTS
Contracts - Challenges
- Contracts are ‘active’
• They are frequently accessed and may be updated
- Access and management
• Often created regionally but managed centrally
• They need to be accessed from multiple locations.
- Version, risk management and integrity
• Ensuring that all parties are viewing the latest, complete version F ilit ti ti l t l th i d l
• Facilitating timely access to only authorized personnel
Customer Case Study: Global Tecnology Company
C t t l ti t b i l
-Contracts created and stored in 20+ locations worldwide
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Contracts solution supports business goals
-Used manual processes
-Difficult to access in a timely way to support business initiatives,
compliance requirements, and legal actions
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-Backfile conversion of 30,000 paper records to electronic format -Day-forward imaging of approximately 2,500 documents a week
Electronic hosting allowing authorized users to search locate
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-Electronic hosting allowing authorized users to search, locate,
view, and retrieve copies of the documents from any location
-Offsite storage of original paper documents at secure facility
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-100,000 contracts placed within easy reach of legal professionals and other authorized users.
-Enhanced distributed access to documents
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-Reduced onsite document storage costs
Contracts - Value
- Access and authorization processes are seamless
C t ll d h i l i f t t
• Centrally managed physical copies of contracts
• Creation of image copies
• Distributed access to the appropriate users
• Distributed access to the appropriate users
- A Consistent and compliant solution
• An integrated approach to managing the entire lifecycle of contractsAn integrated approach to managing the entire lifecycle of contracts
- A more cost-effective solution with improved service • Outsourced management of contracts to an
organization that specializes in records management
LOAN FILES
Loan Files – Traditional Process
- Digital records and hard copy loan file folders are created at the point of transaction
of transaction
• The loan files are normally scanned
• The original file folder is stored either internally or via a 3rd party
- Electronic or hard copy trailing documents are commonly added over of the life of the loan
- The retrieval profile of a loan file may vary: • The entire file folder
An abstract
• An abstract
Loan Files – Challenges
- Access challenges:
• Efficient management of large collections with information that may only be found in the digital or hard copy file
• Ensuring access to a specific document in a specific loan t ti t ti d i th lif l f th l
transaction at any time during the life cycle of the loan
• Retrieval of critical documents in a “timely yet cost effective” manner.
• Long term storage and management of hybrid records
• Long term storage and management of hybrid records
- Business challenges:
• Loan file life cycle management from point of origin to destruction
Di t d b i ti it t ti
• Disaster recovery and business continuity protection
• Risk avoidance, statutory and procedural adherence
• Efficient and cost effective maintenance of digital and hard copy loan files
Customer Case Study: The First American Corporation
O t d t f b di t l d t
-100,000+ new subordinate lien mortgages purchased in ‘08,
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Outsourced management of subordinate loan documents
-Needed an effective way to store, retrieve and use critical information -Needed a way to image an abstract or all of each mortgage file
-Needed a way to manage the hard copy files on an ongoing basis
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-Loan files are shipped directly to Iron Mountain for receipt, reconciliation, and
indexing at the file level
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-Image on Demand of approximately 100+ requests weekly
-A 50 page abstract of each requested loan file is sorted into 15 document types -Scanned files uploaded to a hosted image repository
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-Global access allows 100+ users from US and elsewhere to search and retrieve the requested files online
-Cost reductions through Image on Demand and hosted repository
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Cost reductions through Image on Demand and hosted repository
Loan Files – The Value
- Improved efficiencies• Easier collaboration, lower overhead and faster access to loan
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• Achieving response and access targets via a mixture of electronic, active and inactive storage
Extensive geographic footprint - Extensive geographic footprint
• Support for distributed handling, centralized consolidation or a combination of both, reducing transportation costs and risks
- Reduced costs - Reduced costs
• Outsourced management relieves internal resources, facilities and capital investments.
- Multiple delivery optionsMultiple delivery options • Secure FTP
• Imaging with delivery by secure e-mail
THE VALUE OF AN INTEGRATED
SOLUTION
Recap:
Recap – The Value of an Integrated Solution
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Reduced Costs
Reduced Costs
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Unbroken chain of custody
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Improved compliance and security
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Fast, distributed access
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Centralized, consistent management
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Simple set up and easy administration
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Simple set-up and easy administration
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Allows management to focus on
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