This has radically changed in the past 20 years, this same information is now being stored and manipulated digitally. With the advent of the Internet, we now have instant, global access to this information. However, it is still information, the resource has not changed, only the tools have changed. Organizations must realize this by first deciding what they intend to accomplish with the information, then decide on how to leverage it with the latest technology. Below is an example.
Intranets are one of the latest informational tools.
Management decides that an organizational intranet will solve its communication problems. This way any employee, regardless of time or location, has instantaneous access to critical company information using a common browser. The purchase orders are quickly cut, and a web server is thrown up with company information and policies. Over several weeks, various departments post information on this web site. Soon, the intranet becomes a complex deposit of unorganized data.