Articles in: Storage
Single-Instance Storage: One and Done
How SIS leads to better data governance
Single-instance storage (SIS), the process of archiving only one copy of an item (email or file), plays a key role in any effective information governance strategy. Single-instancing is achieved through de-duplication – […]
Sep 19, 2018
So You Think You Can Archive?
The best archiving strategies start with the right questions
Perhaps FINRA is upset with your records management process. Maybe your legal team tried bringing a knife to a gun fight. Or it’s possible that your organization just wants to use its […]
May 11, 2017
What Office 365 is, and What Office 365 isn’t
It's a step in the right direction, but O365 is a far cry from unified information governance
Recently I have had a number of discussions with industry leaders who wonder how their companies’ transitions to Microsoft Office 365 (O365) is going to affect their information governance mix. While this […]
May 04, 2017
Structured vs Unstructured Data Challenges
What you need to know about managing the two data types
When comparing structured vs unstructured data, the terms are self-explanatory enough when you have a bit of context. Structured data, at a broad level, refers to data that is organized into intentional […]
Mar 23, 2017
Drowning in Data
Data production is at a record high, but is that a good thing?
We often think of the 21st century in terms of the vast degree of innovation and interconnectivity that has emerged, but we rarely consider the explosive growth of the very data that […]
Jan 20, 2017
What Cloud is, and What Cloud isn’t
Not every cloud computing set-up is created equal
“Tell me what you want, what you really, really, want… “ – Spice Girls, 1996 Although Posh Spice and crew are not talking about a technology solution in the cloud, I think […]
Jan 09, 2017