Information Management - Articles & Links

Articles

Below are links written by Steve Davidson of Hero Solutions on various subjects relating to Information Management.

Your Information - an article looking at the importance of good information flow and the benefits this brings.
What is a CRM and how do I use it? - everyone says a CRM is a must have, but what are they and how do you get the most out of them?
Choosing your developer and getting the quality of software - thinking of embarking in getting bespoke software written by you? Read this article to see what's typically involved in the process, and handy tips on making things run smoothly.

Related links and sites of interest relating to Information Management.

Information Commissioners Office - http://www.ico.gov.uk/
All the information needed on Data Protection.
Telephone/Company Preference Service - http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
Make sure you are compliant!!
Teaching Data Security - http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/22/data.security
An interesting article raising good points about the way we look at data security.
Keeping safe on Facebook - http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-Safe-on-Facebook
To many people post too much information on Facebook and other social networking sites. Are you, your family or employees doing the same? This link talks about keeping safe and also links to instructions about keeping things private. Even displaying your full date of birth can allow people to head towards stealing your identity.