Information asset register
Information asset register An Information Asset Register is the means for understanding and managing your organisation’s assets and the risks to them. It documents the links between information assets, their business requirements and technical dependencies. It is an...Legislation Register
Within legislation, standards and policies there are thousands of citations that govern how information should be captured, accessed, shared, secured, protected and how long they should be kept. A legislation register captures this knowledge into a usable format....Retention Schedules
Retention Schedules A robust retention schedule is essential for good information governance. The growing volumes of information retained by organizations are exposing them to ever increasing costs and risks. Taking a defensible approach to disposition means that your...Data Dictionaries
Data Dictionaries Standardizing data definitions is a major problem for ICT departments around the world. As systems are built, data elements are re-defined with each new application. As a result systems lack compatibility, preventing interoperability and creating...Metadata Repository
Managing a metadata repository is the key to successful data governance. Keeping metadata relevant, usable, clean, consistent and governed will assure that it serves the needs of business. Metadata is a core component within digital information management systems....Taxonomies
Taxonomies are the means by which users interact with information systems. They support multiple functions such as capture, aggregation, arrangement, navigation, searching and analytics. Taxonomies come in many different shapes and sizes. In the broadest sense, a...Thesauri and Ontologies
Thesauri and Ontologies Taxonomies such as thesauri and ontologies designed as structures to facilitate searching. Particularly they lend themselves to machine based searching. Template design a.k.a.® can be installed with a range of prebuilt taxonomy designs for...Glossaries
With a.k.a.® you can design glossaries that accommodate all of your needs. Once you have built your glossaries you can easily share it as reports built using the Built-in Report Writer, or by creating Customised Reports using XSL templates.