Casdex in the press
Architecture
AIA hosts several practice management best practice tips on their website http://www.aia.org. Alison Langmead, PhD in Long-Term Preservation of Architectural Records describes the emerging best practices for dealing with electronic records
Long term Preservation of Architectural Records
- Start now, and design a system for the future
- Complete records can no longer always take paper form (e.g. full motion sun study)
- Drawbacks of Write once, read many formats outweigh benefits (CD, DVD)
- Accessibility of records stored on hard disks outweigh mutability concerns
- Move one copy off site
- Test viability regularly
- Write Once, Read Many storage functionality
- Native format archiving
- Guarantee authenticity of file and contents
- Secure file sharing
- One-time file sending
Minimize your liability by ensuring your documents haven't been altered
Casdex offers a service scalable from a sole practitioner to a multinational architecture firm. Our unique authentication method also helps minimize liability according to the AIA best practice documents entitled Fundamentals of Record Retention Contributed by Victor O. Schinnerer & Company Inc. the program administrators of the AIA Commended Professional Liability Insurance Program. "The use of a properly authenticated record in a new technology is legally acceptable. Imaging techniques may determine later admissibility; an accurate process that duplicates the original records will help protect the firm."
Protect your data, and your business:
- Without infrastructure investment in enterprise class hardware
- Minimizing storage management overhead
- Following the AIA's published best practices
