Consulting & projects
Managed services
Outsource responsibility to Informed Byte for keeping all your data and information in your applications or systems organised and expertly managed.
Informed Byte has the expertise to proactively and consistently administer:
- Digital data lifecycle management
- Data transformation
- Actioning report alerts
- Digital asset checks
- Configuration changes
- Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) Management
- Digital obsolescence monitoring
- Digital asset archiving
- Vendor liaison
Use Informed Byte as your Managed Service Provider (MSP) to ensure your company benefits from:
- Flexible solutions
Bespoke, because so are the needs and goals of each client. - Predictable costs
Provision of a fixed-fee plan and projecting exact budget costs. - Reduced Operational Overheads
Moderate the costs associated with hiring and training in-house specialist staff. - Increased Resource Productivity
Do what you do best and focus on core operations and strategic overarching goals for your business. - Specialist Knowledge
Experienced information managers with current knowledge of best practices and new trends. - Adaptable Services
Scalable solutions that can grow with the business size or scope.
Metadata schema
A metadata schema defines data elements and establishes governance rules for resources and digital assets. Most commonly this will include Dublin Core or IPTC as base information, but schemas should be expanded to support bespoke needs of individual businesses. Informed Byte will ensure that schema include:
- Established standards for your industry
- Governance
- Standards
- ISO requirements
- Interoperability Scope
Digital preservation plan
Preservation planning is a form of sustainability for your data and information. Technology changes rapidly, hence trends, acquisitions and future repository needs should be considered for data and information to include longevity, integrity and accessibility. Informed Byte can assist with review of:
- Digital asset lifecycle development
- Creation of a strategy or policy documents
- Technology change watch
- Preservation tool analysis
- Format considerations
- Regulated preservation requirements or legal mandates
- Creation of a future focused preservation toolkit
Keyword catalogue
Not all users are the same, with the same thoughts, contexts changes and searching of your business digital assets is done by human and AI. Hence findability will be greatly increased with a collection of keywords that automatically applies a variety of terms or phrases to digital assets. Informed Byte will ensure consideration of:
- Stakeholder values
- Cultural variations
- Descriptive keywording
- Search engine reviews
- Reporting trends
Controlled vocabulary
Using a controlled vocabulary will allow for an internal structure, commonality and information organisation within metadata fields improving data findability and will make your data more shareable with organisations in the similar industries. Informed Byte will include a review of:
- Heading lists
- Authority files
- Thesauri
- Taxonomies
- Hierarchical structures
- Synonyms
- Ontologies and relationships
- Level of vocabulary control
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