Data Digitization or document digitizing is the process by which physical or manual records such as text, images, video, and audio are converted into digital formats. This is of vital significance when projects need directions based on already established facilities and the implementing agency needs to find the scope for expansion. Data Digitization is essential, but it is definitely not the core activity of most organizations that require it. Offshore Outsourcing such data Digitization activities enables a company to concentrate on its core activities while the experts can handle the conversion work efficiently, ensuring quality results. The company saves time, effort and money on a process that would otherwise be too tedious if performed in house.
Data Digitization is an inevitability in this age of information due to it vitality for any organization. In our current day competitive world technology is continuously altering in order to improve and smoothen our lives. For a business to operate effectively information needs to be easily available. Most information or data is stored in the form of paper files or reports, which accumulates over the years, leading to data damage and loss. It is a cumbersome procedure to obtain necessary data when it's really required.
What can be digitized. Well, virtually anything that's on paper or in an analog format. Some examples are given below.
• From paper to electronic formats
• From audio tapes and VHS to Compact Disks (CDs/DVDs)
• From Vinyl film to digital media (MP3, MPEGS)
• From blueprints, maps and diagrams to editable, retrievable, shareable data that can be efficiently manipulated
• From invoices & applications to intelligent data warehouses making data mining easy
The most vital contribution of data digitization is a perpetual preservation of your important documents. Another benefit is that digitized data can also be stored on any media format such as CDs, tapes or