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We'll Keep Most Electronic Material Forever

Many laws and regulations require that certain types of information be kept for specified periods. This is fueling the need for the archiving of information along with associated retention polices.

Conflicting pressure comes from legal counsel, which wants information to be destroyed as quickly as possible to reduce exposure and the substantial costs of responding to e-discovery requests.

In the fullness of time most organizations will keep almost all of their electronic content (excluding spam, for example) for an arbitrarily long period because of the cheapness of storage, the expense of deleting material, and the value of holding on to material in case it is useful. Retention policies will gradually become less of a burning issue. ... David Ferris

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Delete PSTs and Tapes Within Retention Window

When you define a retention policy, don't just impose on the archive.

• PSTs and tape backups are still lingering around.
• They are subject to e-discovery, and retrieving information from them can be extremely expensive and disruptive--far more so than with an archiving tool.
• Tapes and PSTs need to be disposed of within the retention window.
• Don't forget third-party external material; e.g., material at Iron Mountain.
• Tapes should be used for disaster recovery. Recycle them within the retention window.

Many thanks to Metalogix's Frank Mitchell for a stimulating discussion of this topic. ... David Ferris

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If your product needs to be positioned with respect to Exchange 2010's archiving, become a sponsor of our Exchange 2010 archiving education program.

Sponsorship benefits include:

• Builds your name and brand. Enhances awareness of your archiving capabilities; helps position you in the market with respective to E2010 archiving or marketing innovators
• Provides high credibility education on E2010 archiving. This speeds up the education on whether E2010 meets a prospective client’s archiving needs, and thus shortens the sales cycle and increases sales. FUD begone!
• Reduces the time your sales and support staff spend educating prospects on E2010 archiving
• Builds a working relationship with Ferris Research

For more information, visit here.

Have news you want to share with us or product or interest area that you would like us to cover? Send press releases to releases@ferris.com.

Copyright © Ferris Research 2009.