| Unlocking information and the Internet |
| The key to lower costs, to accessing corporate knowledge and the power of the Internet is in the systematic application and use of metadata (data about data). Metadata allows you to find information, it tells you what the information is, you know who has access to that information and more. Through the systematic application of metadata to information at source, by the subject matter experts, as part of an everyday business process, not only is corporate knowledge and corporate expertise trapped and made accessible but also considerable gains in productivity and cost savings realised. With use of the Internet and knowledge worker optimisation, it is no longer a question of Return On Investment from metadata but a question of gross business negligence if metadata is not done. |
