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The Time for Reactive eDiscovery has Come and Gone
When regulatory sanctions or civil lawsuits require companies to reproduce their records, they are no longer looking in desk drawers and file cabinets. -
Tape Storage 2011 in Review
As we near the end of the calendar year, the time seems right for a look back at the biggest stories in 2011 related to tape storage. I’ve covered a lot of ground in this blog over the past... -
eDiscovery Compliance Just Got Harder – Are You Ready?
E-mails are no longer the most commonly requested documents in eDiscovery requests. Files and documents now top the list of types of data companies must produce to meet eDiscovery requests, followed by database or application data. Facing this challenge... -
When It Comes to Storage Tiering, Money Is Everything
Storing masses of data in a single tier would become unmanageable for most businesses, not to mention present legal and security risks no business wants to deal with. Plus, storing all of that data—both low-value, inactive data and mission-critical,... -
With Tape Storage, Everything Old is New Again
Somewhere in between the old days of tape’s dominance and the new world of peaceful storage media coexistence, tape-bashing came into vogue. But as we've said before, and we'll say again, tape is very much alive and the best... -
4 Tips for Storing Data Smarter
Experts predict that we’ll be dealing with no less than 1,842 exabytes of data by the end of this year. But just because data volumes are growing exponentially, that doesn’t mean your budget for storage media will grow at... -
4 Critical Aspects to eDiscovery Readiness
Increasingly, IT has partial—if not full responsibility—for the collection and preservation of data for eDiscovery purposes. So, with the eDiscovery ball in your court, how can you make your organization’s eDiscovery preparedness efforts a success? -
Tape Backup Trumps Decentralization for SMBs
Some industry pundits promote the decentralized storage model. But I would argue that, while this model might be ideal for a larger organization with vast resources at its disposal, it’s simply out of reach for your average small to... -
Social Media, Compliance and the Law: Part 3
The challenges of managing social media data to meet compliance and legal requirements can be daunting, especially as many companies are still struggling to understand how to incorporate these emerging requirements. And even after you understand your business requirements,... -
Top 5 Data Center Videos Worth Watching
For the visual learners out there, I’ve put together a list of the top five data center videos currently on YouTube. Check these out and feel free to add to this list by posting links in the comments section....