Six Elements of Content Acquisition Technology
Context is King
In today’s world, where instant data access, business intelligence, security, productivity and efficiency are critical to success, many companies are realizing that valuable data is trapped in their documents. These documents could be paper, email or standard electronic office documents like PDFs.
More than 80% of information is trapped in unstructured content, which we call “dark data.” Capturing dark data is a process called content acquisition. While it is not a new technology, the industry has advanced with innovative tools and functionality that allow businesses to do much more than simply scan or digitize documents. The bottom line is that content acquisition technology is important not only for gaining efficiencies and reducing operating costs, but through automated classification and data extraction, it can lead to better business processes and engage in successful digital transformation initiatives.
