It's clear that you are going to need an electronic document management system to effectively manage all of your digital documents. Even when they are computer files, managing a high volume of documents isn't easy. Not all document management systems, however, are the same. You must use discretion when choosing one for your company. To help you choose the right document management system, we're going to take a look at seven features that yours simply must deliver.

Going paperless will save your company thousands of dollars, reduce your effect on the environment, and increase your overall efficiency. Like anything else, however, a paperless office won't be perfect. There are a few challenges of a paperless office that you will face. Fortunately, all of them can be avoided if you know what to do.

One of the biggest challenges that businesses will face in the near future is protecting data from theft. With a myriad of data thieves constantly developing sophisticated new ways to steal digital data, it has become apparent that organizations cannot protect valuable data on their own. To support you in the fight against data theft, governments have been establishing compliance laws designed to make it harder for a data thief to steal anything.

As the number of files your business creates starts to add up, the need for document management software becomes apparent. There are many document management software options out there. There are many capabilities that fall into the document management category. This means that each piece of software will have a unique set of capabilities and features. As such, it isn't immediately clear which one is right for you to use. Fortunately, you can make choosing the best document management solution for your organization's needs easy. You just have to know what you need. To this end, we are going to list the most important document management features that every business should have, and explain why you need them.

Nowadays, new data is created at lightning speed. To put this into perspective, the data created between 2011 and 2013 accounted for 90% of all of the data that had ever been created in the world. In the three years since, the pace at which data is created has rapidly accelerated.

As you seek ways to manage your digital documents, cloud file sharing has inevitably come up. Thanks to their huge popularity and some great marketing, many people only think of cloud file sharing services like Dropbox when considering the cloud. Although these are great resources for personal use, cloud file sharing services are not actual document management solutions, and should not be used by your business. Here is what makes Dropbox and its peers different from a cloud-based document management solution: