Data Management.

When thinking about managing electronic information, many people first think about an electronic analogy of conventional business processes. However, information technology also helps businesses transform their processes and perform tasks in new ways. To be effective, information systems need to manage both content and data. Content management systems manage entire documents or parts of documents. Database management systems deal with a much finer level of granulation than content management systems. Database management systems are software programs that allow users to manage the data in a database. These systems allow users to share data, thereby cutting down on costs and improving consistency across the organization.