https://www.inforouter.com/blog Document management best practices, infoRouter administration guides and product news from Active Innovations, Inc. en-us Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/ai-ready-documents https://www.inforouter.com/blog/ai-ready-documents AI can only work with documents it can read, place and trust. Six things that make a document library AI-ready, from one current version to protecting sensitive data, and how a document management system provides each. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/document-management-total-cost-of-ownership https://www.inforouter.com/blog/document-management-total-cost-of-ownership The license is only part of what a document management system costs. A checklist of every cost to count over three years, the ones that are easy to miss, and the questions to ask any vendor. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/how-to-create-a-document-retention-schedule https://www.inforouter.com/blog/how-to-create-a-document-retention-schedule A document retention schedule says how long each kind of record is kept, what starts the clock and what happens at the end. Seven steps to build one, a template with the columns you need, and the mistakes that make schedules fail. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/inforouter-implementation-checklist https://www.inforouter.com/blog/inforouter-implementation-checklist Installing infoRouter takes 15 to 20 minutes. A good implementation starts long before that. The checklist of what to plan, prepare and do before and after you install. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/on-premise-vs-cloud-document-management https://www.inforouter.com/blog/on-premise-vs-cloud-document-management On-premise vs cloud document management: the real trade-offs of each, how single-tenant and multi-tenant differ, and the questions that decide which fits you. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/shadow-ai-confidential-documents https://www.inforouter.com/blog/shadow-ai-confidential-documents Staff are already pasting company documents into public AI tools. Why banning it fails, the four ways organizations respond, and what to require before any document reaches an AI service. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/shared-drive-vs-document-management-system https://www.inforouter.com/blog/shared-drive-vs-document-management-system A shared drive stores files. A document management system also tracks versions, locks files while they are edited, controls access per document and records who did what. When the shared drive is enough, and five signs you have outgrown it. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/sharepoint-vs-document-management-system https://www.inforouter.com/blog/sharepoint-vs-document-management-system Already on Microsoft 365? Keep Teams and SharePoint for collaboration, and manage the documents that have to be right in a document management system built to control them. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/inforouter-v9 https://www.inforouter.com/blog/inforouter-v9 infoRouter V9 is the most significant architectural overhaul in years. Rebuilt interface, new Control Panel, and a modern design. Orhan Yorukoglu Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/warehouse-backup https://www.inforouter.com/blog/warehouse-backup How to back up the infoRouter document Warehouse, including distributed mode considerations and tips for reducing backup size with the Compact feature. Orhan Yorukoglu Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/supported-versions https://www.inforouter.com/blog/supported-versions Current infoRouter version support policy, end-of-life dates, and Windows Server platform requirements. Upgrade guidance and compatibility notes for customers on older versions. Orhan Yorukoglu Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/steps-to-create-a-great-folder-structure https://www.inforouter.com/blog/steps-to-create-a-great-folder-structure Learn how to design a scalable document folder structure using Libraries, Smart Folders, naming conventions, and governance rules. 10 steps to long-term usability. Orhan Yorukoglu Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/investing-in-edms https://www.inforouter.com/blog/investing-in-edms Evaluate an electronic document management system the right way. Seven critical questions covering integration, scalability, search, security, and compliance. Orhan Yorukoglu Sat, 09 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/database-maintenance https://www.inforouter.com/blog/database-maintenance Keep your infoRouter database performing well. Maintenance requirements for SQL Server and MySQL, with links to platform-specific maintenance plan guides. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/database-backup https://www.inforouter.com/blog/database-backup Step-by-step guide to backing up the infoRouter database on SQL Server and MySQL, including Warehouse synchronization requirements. Orhan Yorukoglu Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/application-backup https://www.inforouter.com/blog/application-backup How to back up the infoRouter application directory, including what it contains and why it must stay synchronized with your database and Warehouse backups. Orhan Yorukoglu Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/edms-horror-story https://www.inforouter.com/blog/edms-horror-story A missing document nearly derailed a career-defining proposal. Learn how version control and audit trails prevent document management failures before they happen. Orhan Yorukoglu Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://www.inforouter.com/blog/inforouter-best-practices https://www.inforouter.com/blog/inforouter-best-practices Best practices for infoRouter: document sizing, metadata, naming conventions, folder structure, library design, and security configuration. Orhan Yorukoglu Thu, 08 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT