Barclay T. Blair

Mr. Blair is an advisor to Fortune 500 companies, software and hardware vendors and government institutions, and is an author, speaker and internationally recognized authority on information governance. He has led several high-profile consulting engagements at the world’s leading institutions to help them globally transform the way they manage information. He is the president and founder of ViaLumina and the Executive Director and founder of the Information Governance Initiative.


Mr. Blair is the award-winning author of the books Information Nation: Seven Keys to Information Management Compliance; Information Nation Warrior; and Privacy Nation. He has written and edited dozens of publications, speaks internationally on information management compliance issues and has instructed at George Washington University.
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How This $2M Success Story Will Change Information Governance to Be Business- and Results-Driven
BY Barclay T. Blair
Dec. 10 2014
The best thing about running an organization like the Information Governance Initiative (IGI) is hearing about success from information governance (IG) innovators–sometimes, weeks or even months...
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Why We Should Focus on Evidence-Based Information Governance
BY Barclay T. Blair
Nov. 17 2014
Imagine that you want to lose weight. You have tried cutting back, but it hasn’t really helped. Maybe you should get a little more exercise. Maybe you should eat less fat. Or is it sugar? Greek yogurt...
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Defining Information Governance
BY Barclay T. Blair
July 17 2014
Five years ago, in March 2009, I first published an eBook called \"Making the Case for Information Governance.\" In the eBook I discussed—among other things—how to define information governance...
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    So, You Want My Business? Listen to My Story.
    By Bob Larrivee
    I have had the pleasure of working in the information management and process automation fields for near 40 years. During this time, I held many different positions, two of which really opened my eyes
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    A Deep Dive into Intelligent Document Processing
    By Dr. Ryan Ries
    Generative AI (Gen AI) has captured the imagination of industries worldwide, but the true potential lies in its practical applications
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    An In-Depth Look:
    By Gilad David Maayan
    Digital Asset Management (DAM) is a system designed for organizing, storing and retrieving media files and managing digital rights and permissions. DAM systems have become a core component of creative
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    Enterprise Content Management Software: Build or Buy?
    By Brian DeWyer
    Is Generative AI tipping the scales in favor of building Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, or will it ever get to that point?
  • The Big Data Revolution
    By Martin Verges
    Information technology has undergone a major transformation in recent years, sparked by the rise of “big data.”