The Simple Question: Do I Really Need Email Archiving?
Let’s start with the basics. Have you heard of email archiving before? Probably, or you wouldn’t be visiting our humble blog. Email archiving is an IT solution that works with email servers like Microsoft Exchange, Lotus, etc. to provide a quick and easy archive with easy discovery and retrieval of archived messages. But why would an organization really NEED email archiving? The reasons are plentiful, but today we’ll focus on two of the most common drivers towards email archiving: compliance, and data storage.
Compliance
Regulations and laws have most industries with their hands tied, so to speak. Those in the financial, healthcare, education, professional services and government sectors especially can feel the noose of compliance tightening around their neck. These organizations are faced with eDiscovery woes and litigation fears that can lead to penalties if email isn’t handled in a compliant manner. With the way emails are multiplying, combined with IM messaging and other messaging, it can be difficult for small and larger companies to handle this data. Email archiving alleviates all of these issues.
Data growth
No matter the size of the organization, data is going to be a concern. Most organizations consume and process a lot of data, and that means a lot of email communication. You can have a “big data” problem, even if you’re a small company Email can be a huge part of this big data issue. Because it multiplies every day, it can soon become a burden. Email archiving provides the architecture required to deal with mass email storage and retrieval.
So, it doesn’t matter what kind of organization you have: small, large, 5 employees, 500, or 5000 The reasons are there to archive email properly. With solutions available for all sizes, Jatheon can help alleviate compliance and data storage issues.
Watch our webinar "Osterman's 2012 Outlook for Email Archiving" to find out more.