By Nick Ivins, DocuWare: In the new, hybrid working world we currently find ourselves in, getting control over the “content chaos” caused by the rapidly increasing amount of data and documents we create is a common obstacle to efficiency and effective collaboration. Managing this issue is perhaps the single biggest challenge modern businesses confront. 
According to a forecast issued by analyst firm IDC, the amount of data created between 2020 and 2024 will outpace the amount created over the past 30 years. If you don’t start to build a strategy to manage this growth now, when will you do it?
Let’s set the scene.
How long do you spend looking for information?
Often, we start tasks and save them locally to our computers. Older methods of sharing data like USB storage devices have revealed themselves to be insecure and are no longer widely used. However, employees in many companies still collaborate by uploading files via a file hosting service, emailing a link when inviting colleagues to review their work and contribute their expertise. Team members then share their suggestions via comments, email feedback and instant messaging services – everyone has visibility into the task at hand, but does everyone have clarity? Can we honestly say we know exactly where to find our files when we need them? Could they be stuck in our email box or in a colleague’s?
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