| Simplicity of data management |
| Data management is not a luxury, it is a way of lowering hidden costs, to guaranteeing quality of service and to providing customer satisfaction. Data management is not complicated, the underlying principles are consolidated data storage, accessible data about data (metadata) and storage of data in one format. Seven basic steps of data management are identified: accessions, transfer, data laundry, quality control, archiving, documentation and making it available. |