Data storage features, special reports and case studies

March 18, 2010

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The Storage Compliance Boom

New laws and regulations are creating headaches for end users -- and opportunity for storage vendors.

Sun Hopes to Stimulate Healthcare IT Sales

[July 16, 2009] Sun Microsystems is partnering with BridgeHead to help hospitals store and manage data — a move that just might get the company some healthcare stimulus dollars.

With $20 Billion Up for Grabs, Everyone's an EMR Vendor

[May 15, 2009] Data storage vendors are forming partnerships and repositioning themselves in hopes of getting a piece of the electronic medical records stimulus spending.

Data Archiving Solution Puts Employees Back to Work

[March 19, 2009] In this case study, a financial services company freed up employees mired in e-discovery requests by turning to a better data archiving solution.

Social Media — The Next Smoking Gun

[March 5, 2009] Organizations need to set up policies around the use of social networking apps like Facebook and Twitter, just as they did with e-mail in the 1990s.

Obama, Dems Could Mean New Compliance Regs

[January 6, 2009] The global financial meltdown and Democratic control of the White House and Congress will likely mean new corporate accountability regulations -- and more work for storage administrators.

Obama Administration Could Mean More Compliance Regs

[January 5, 2009] The global financial meltdown and Democratic control of the White House and Congress will likely mean new corporate accountability regulations — and more work for storage administrators.

IBM Puts Data Archive on Center Stage

[May 21, 2008] Big Blue opens solutions center in Mexico focused just on archiving solutions.

Consumer Devices Give Storage Admins Security Headaches

[April 17, 2008] From iPods to USB memory sticks, consumer storage devices present potential security threats, and companies have sprung up to fill the need.

Enterprises Rule in Favor of e-Discovery, Thanks to FRCP

[December 20, 2007] The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are forcing companies to adopt e-discovery solutions and processes, and storage vendors are all too happy to help.

E-mail Archiving Spurs Gold Rush

[July 5, 2007] Compliance and e-discovery concerns are attracting scores of startups to the e-mail archiving market. Can they all survive?

Getting Up To Speed On FRCP

[June 29, 2007] New amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure make e-discovery everyone's business. A look at what organizations should consider in implementing an e-discovery policy and shopping for an archiving solution.

Rules About to Change in e-Discovery Game

[November 7, 2006] Just when you thought you had a grip on regulatory compliance, along come new federal rules requiring companies to produce documents in legal cases or face stiff penalties.

EMC Secures Its Future

[September 22, 2006] The storage giant's acquisition of RSA is the latest move in its ambition to become a general IT vendor.

Law Firm Saves with e-Discovery

[August 24, 2006] Clearwell's E-mail Intelligence Platform is saving clients of one law firm big bucks.

Archive To Survive

[February 10, 2006] Tape and disk vendors are capitalizing on the booming archiving market.

CDP for the Masses

[February 3, 2006] Lasso Logic gets small businesses into the continuous data protection game.

Experts Question 'Keep Everything' Philosophy

[February 1, 2006] Not every record or piece of data must be saved, records management experts say, but establishing a retention program can be difficult.

Can Data Ever Be Deleted?

[January 11, 2006] Analysts say the answer is no, but some companies admit to taking steps to ease the regulatory compliance burden.

New Optical Formats Hold Promise for Storage

[November 30, 2005] Do next-gen optical formats have a place in the enterprise storage stack? At least a few vendors see promise.

Removable Devices Threaten Storage Compliance

[November 18, 2005] HIPAA compliance can be threatened by anyone with an easy-to-conceal thumb drive. One hospital found a solution to the problem.

HIPAA and SOX: What You Need To Know

[May 20, 2005] Our enterprising columnist examines the storage issues you need to consider to comply with regulations such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley.

Compliance: What Lies Ahead

[April 14, 2005] In the final part of our series on compliance and storage issues, we look at what the future may hold.

Financial Services Firms Pioneer Compliant Storage

[April 4, 2005] With a 70-year history of meeting record-keeping requirements, financial services firms have been at the forefront of electronic communications archiving.

HIPAA Deadline Boosts Healthcare Data Practices

[March 18, 2005] In the second part of our series on compliance and storage issues, we look at the effect that a looming rule mandating electronic records security is having on healthcare providers.

Sarbanes-Oxley: Driving the Storage Compliance Boom

[February 25, 2005] In the first part of a series on regulatory compliance and storage issues, we examine the far-reaching effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.