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title: Enterprise information management (EIM)
description: Enterprise information management is the process of optimizing, storing, and processing data created and used by an organization.
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# [Enterprise information management (EIM)](https://www.xenonstack.com/glossary/enterprise-information-management)

 Written by [Chandan Gaur](https://www.xenonstack.com/glossary/author/chandan-gaur) | 19 Jan 2023

Enterprise information management (EIM) is the process of optimizing, storing, and processing data created and used by an enterprise. It aims to ensure that data as a business asset is securely managed throughout its lifecycle and available to the appropriate business processes.

It is an integrated system for structuring, describing, and managing information assets across organizational and technological boundaries to improve efficiency, enhance transparency, and enable business visibility.

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