In line with ‘Kuwait Vision 2035’, participation of the private sector is vital to make Kuwait a financial and business hub.

This requires holistic development in business practices, which brings us to one business practice that is often neglected.

In Kuwait, we usually see records stored in an environment that is not suitable and safe for the storage of paper records. The majority of the stores breach Kuwait Fire Service or municipality norms. Many of these stores do not even have air conditioning, lacking basic amenities and technologies. There should be proper security and safety measures to protect and safeguard files and documents, which these facilities lack. This exposes businesses to information security risks and identity thefts. Moreover, due to inefficient and conventional management systems, the overall cost of records storage increases drastically.

It is considering the high cost of maintaining a fully developed infrastructure for storing files and documents may not be viable for individual companies, as it requires considerable expense to meet safety standards. This is when offsite records management services become an excellent option, where critical business information is stored in a safe & secured environment with all key approvals.

Beyond infrastructural advantages, offsite records management companies facilitate instant retrieval and distribution of records, maintain storage history and retention plans so that companies can make informed decisions on records storage, shredding, and scanning.

Offsite records management is ideal for small, medium, or large enterprises as it provides ready-to-use custom-made storage infrastructure with all the modern amenities of a record store at a fraction of the cost compared to conventional storage.

Author- Vivek Malhotra

Sultan Records Management