Data Retention and Compliance Management Solutions

Due to corporate governance mandates and regulations, and the complexity they create, the need for a sound data retention and data archiving strategy is more important than ever. Datatrend can help through a variety of solutions which leverage technologies such as the IBM DR550 appliance and the Network Appliance SnapLock solution.

Corporate data is kept for extended periods of time, sometimes seven years or more, posing a challenge for many organizations. Known as retention managed data, companies often utilize archives and repositories for storage. As organizations address their data requirements to reach regulatory and legal compliance, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, they must ensure that the necessary information is available when needed. Beyond the mere idea of storage, companies must take into account other factors, such as, cost, latency, bandwidth, integration, security, privacy, and life expectancy, creating a significant challenge in the management and control of hundreds of thousands of files.

Beyond compliance requirements, an effective data retention and data archiving strategy is important in its own right. Organizations face a daily challenge of managing data and content, establishing and applying storage, data retention, and data archiving policies, and accessing critical data when needed where needed. And these organizations can achieve significant cost savings and operational efficiencies through a properly designed and implemented data retention and data archiving solution.

It’s All About the Data … and the Business Needs

The key is understanding the type and nature of the data or content to be managed, applying the business requirements, and selecting the best content management application to manage the policies and processes associated with data archiving, data retention, and accessing critical business data and content.

Datatrend works with your new or existing data/content management software and provides a comprehensive solution which includes the infrastructure and the best practices to enable your organization to get the most out of a data retention and data archiving strategy and deployment.

Choice of Data Retention / Data Archiving Appliances

Datatrend is ready to help our clients with data retention and data archiving solutions as seamlessly and painlessly as possible. One particularly effective solution that is preconfigured and integrated is the IBM DR550 solution. Datatrend has long been certified and involved with the fundamental technology components of the DR550, and we have a DR550 practice to specifically design and implement solutions based upon the IBM DR550. Through our Center of Competency, we are enabled to provide hands-on experience and test bed environments to help our clients by designing and implementing a tailored solution.

To learn more about the IBM DR550, download this pdf: DR550-datasheet.pdf
DR550-datasheet.pdf

Another excellent platform or appliance that also provides a preconfigured and integrated solution is the Network Appliance (NetApp) SnapLock solution. SnapLock, bundled with any NetApp system (such as NearStore), provides a way to guarantee data permanence at a file level and interoperability with your applications. Datatrend is a NetApp partner skilled in designing and deploying storage and data management solutions based upon NetApp technologies.

To learn more about the Network Appliance SnapLock, download this pdf: snaplock.pdf
snaplock.pdf

Besides these examples, there are other ways companies can implement a data retention or data archiving solution for compliance management and other needs. Datatrend has many years of experience, knowledge of key regulations and best practices in data archiving and data retention, and customer success stories in this area. We can take the right technology (storage systems, storage/data management software, etc.), match it with the right approaches (storage/data management best practices, policy automation, etc.), and map it to your specific business needs and requirements.

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