<p>The only way you can truly manage your content is to understand it. Depending on who you are, that may sound really simple. The reality? It's something organizations struggle with every day.</p><p>SharePoint libraries, lists, file shares, Dropbox folders, Google Drive, Amazon EC2 storage, SkyDrive need I go on? Your employees can, and likely already do, store documents in one or more locations. So how do you ensure that your data is secure? How do you ensure that compliance is enforced? That your governance processes are being followed?</p><p>The answer is simple you monitor all the locations where your content can be and you manage it appropriately.Have You Tagged Your Data Lately?</p><p>One of the most common issues with SharePoint today lack of taxonomy. SharePoint environments have been thrown into place and handed out to employees like candy. Without even realizing it, organizations have thrust their own data into chaos by not putting proper taxonomy structures in place for employees to use. The result is a ton of data dropped into SharePoint whenever and wherever it made sense to the employee who put it there.</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/managing-sharepoint-know-your-data-018686.php">Keep reading...</a></p>