| | December 20176CIOReviewA strategic asset for every organization, information is imperative to drive better decision making in any businesses. Be it selling insurance or apparel online, constructing airplanes or managing airports, ensuring national security or empowering physicians to deliver better care--every purchase, sale, project, transaction, marketing campaign, or even conversation is based on information. Done right, the consolidation, integration, processing, and delivery of enterprise information play a vital role in augmenting the goals and strategies of the business. Evidently, how an enterprise structures, describes and governs its information assets arguably dictate success in today's dynamic and hyper-competitive environment. This is where a robust Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solution comes to fore with outcomes that are significant and tangible: increased revenue, decreased risk and cost, business continuity and digital transformation.The integrative discipline of EIM has endured numerous technological modernization to enhance efficiency, foster transparency and glean rich business insights, delivering the right piece of information to the right people at the right time. With businesses being inundated with data from every angle, the concept of "garbage in, garbage out" continues to hold true, marking the decline of traditional approaches to EIM. In the wake of this, organizations are reaping the benefits of well-applied AI, machine learning approaches and cognitive computing to boost their EIM solutions. Machine learning is demonstrating wonders with its potential, efficiency, and intelligence by implementing real-time digital capturing processes like scanning, automation, and (auto) classification. On the other hand, cognitive computing is gaining traction in the realm of both structured and unstructured data, wherein the capabilities of the technology are driving operational excellence by digitizing paper archives, enabling and managing large file sharing, and more, all in a very affordable fashion.Along with this, organizations are also making huge strides to offer cutting-edge capabilities with yet another innovation, Blockchain. While blockchain applications are soaring high in every industry in the logistical context, the technology is gaining steam, promising impressive outcomes in managing data file to enforce digital transparency and compliance in the public sector. With brimming high-end technologies to activate information and support digital transformation into truly smart enterprises, the data-driven organizations have a plethora of options to choose from. This special edition on EIM brings a cornucopia of solutions and services that can meet your business requirements. Copyright © 2017 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewDECEMBER - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 December - 2017, Vol 06 SE 137 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510.556.2284 Jason Thomas Kathy ArnoldRussel ThomasSarah FernandezVivian MurrayAlena D'souzaalena@cioreview.comVisualizersHenry MillerAnil KumarManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorialTurning Information into InnovationAaron Pierce *Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffJeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.com
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