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Explore the stories of three organizations who went paperless because they were tired of dealing with paper problems. Now, with their new paperless systems and processes, they’ve all seen radical improvements to their efficiency and are able to be much more responsive to customers and other stakeholders.

Over the past five years, asking rents of office space in Manhattan have risen on average by 7%. If this weren’t hard enough, asking rents on older loft buildings in places like South Midtown – historically shunned by traditional businesses and coveted by non-profits – have risen 29% due to an influx of tech firms who are drawn to these spaces.

For scientists and researchers, lab notebooks are indispensable tools. In the thick of their work, paper lab books are often the most convenient way for them to record ideas, hypotheses, and results from experiments, research, and field work. The problem, though, is that lab books are made from paper. As such, they’re very susceptible to damage, not to mention that if it isn’t backed up in some way, losing the notebook means the information inside is gone for good.

The phrase “working in the cloud” used to be unfamiliar to many, but it’s the way smart business is done today. Cloud computing has proven to be a secure, cost-effective way for organizations to meet accessibility, functionality, and flexibility needs in their operations. From managing document approval to running accounts payable, human resources, and order fulfillment, cloud software is not just an accepted platform, it’s critical for keeping competitive in today’s business environment.

Have you thought about how an unforeseen catastrophe might affect your business? Even something as random as an electrical fire or crane accident can lay an unprepared company low. Were a catastrophic event to take place that affected your organization’s base of operations, how would you deal with the fallout?

In today’s digital workplace, companies receive invoices by email at a higher rate than ever before. Even so, many still insist on printing out electronic invoices prior to processing them. Doing this defeats the purpose of email invoices in the first place, as bringing electronically-received invoices into the physical realm opens up firms to the same problems they face with paper: lost invoices, late payments, duplicate payments and a comprehensive lack of transparency and visibility into the accounts payable process.

Vital records books are incredibly important to a municipality’s local culture and history. They’re also huge, difficult to handle and often very, very old. From birth and death certificates to property rights and ownership deeds, the information in these records can go back centuries; in some cases, it feels like the books themselves do, too.