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Contrary to what IT staff want to believe, less structured information assets

are stored in more places than just file servers, such as the following:

 My Documents folder

 Favorites folder

 RSS feed readers

 Blog sites

 Web sites

 Inboxes and other mail folders

 Filing cabinets

 Off-site storages

Table 1-1 lists some of the less structured assets you can expect to find.

Table 1-1 Common Information Assets

Type of Asset Examples

Word documents Policy manuals, forms, memos, letters, procedures,

white papers, press releases, contracts, plans, and

strategies

Excel spreadsheets Return on investment, accounting schedules, fore-

casts, analysis, mailing lists, schedules, and directories

PowerPoint presentations Sales demonstrations, training materials, and new

hire orientations

Access databases Departmental databases for tracking contacts and

resources

E-mails Meeting requests, discussion threads, notifications

and announcements

PDF files Archived and protected documents and brochures

Images Company outings, products, and Web content

HTML pages Departmental Web sites, self-service portals, and

secure areas of public Web sites

Although repositories for storing structured assets are formal, mature, and of a

wide scope, the environment for less structured assets is often more difficult to

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