Cyberbullying in Schools: Data Archiving Can Help

As technology becomes a more integral part of education and daily life, cyberbullying is on the rise. An infographic from Onlinecollege.org suggests that 42% of teenagers with access to technology report being the targets of cyberbullying over the past year. Cyberbullying can take many forms – harassment through Facebook, abusive... 6/19/13 1:16:44 PM

Archiving Is a Great Complement to Primary Storage, But Fast Search Is Essential

As organizations generate greater volumes of intellectual property, IT teams face challenges related to storing that information in ways that will satisfy both user and performance requirements. IT analyst George Crump recently wrote about the role that archiving can play in addressing these issues. In Crump’s opinion , archiving solutions... 6/4/13 2:07:55 PM

Archiving and Predicting Future Data Costs

As organizations explore different archiving solutions, they often debate between on-premises options and hosted solutions. One important element of this analysis is the cost of storage. Building the physical infrastructure alone for an on-premises data center is expensive – the Gartner Group suggests that the average data center costs $465... 5/28/13 1:50:48 PM

Data Archiving – Four Reasons Email Archives Alone Are Not Enough

Many organizations regularly archive email. However, email is a relatively small portion of the overall intellectual property owned by organizations. Here are four reasons why archiving email alone is not enough: Preservation of valued data. Intellectual property is as much an organizational asset as facilities and cash reserves. Files with... 5/21/13 10:28:05 AM

Electronically Stored Information and the Government Sector

Government agencies at all levels are finding that managing electronically stored information (ESI) is a challenge. Volumes of electronic data are growing, while agency budgets are shrinking or remaining level. Consider the following: A recent survey of federal agency managers by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Government Business Council found... 5/14/13 1:55:52 PM

Upcoming Trade Show Schedule: Come Meet Rand Secure Archive!

Next week starts three consecutive weeks with opportunities to meet the RandSA team in person to learn how we can help you with all you data archiving, management and eDiscovery needs! If you are interested in meeting us at any of the events below, please email us at randsa@rand.com and... 4/30/13 12:45:03 PM

Corporate Governance and the Importance of Audit Trails

It’s been more than ten years since Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) was enacted, but risk management and compliance are more important than ever. A recent Gartner CEO survey found that corporate leaders ranked regulatory risk as the top business risk. For publicly traded companies, SOX requires management to note exceptions caught by... 4/23/13 4:21:58 PM

Reducing IT Costs in Education

In K-12 schools, administrators are under pressure to offer higher quality education for lower costs. When it comes to reducing IT expenses, hosted and cloud based technology solutions are a promising approach. CDW Government recently released its 2013 State of the Cloud report which showed increasing adoption of hosted and... 4/16/13 9:37:42 AM

Managing Data in a BYOD Environment: Archiving at the Server Level

BYOD programs are revolutionizing the computing environment for businesses. But, usage of employee owned smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices is an issue that keeps CIOs awake at night. And it’s not surprising why. Gartner has predicted that by 2017, 40% of enterprise contact information will have migrated into social... 4/9/13 10:39:34 AM

Data Security in a Hosted Environment

The “cloud” is a buzzword that is heard routinely these days and many organizations are exploring what the cloud means to their business. When it comes to data security, the cloud raises a lot of questions. Cloud solutions often are configured in ways that enable companies to access data in... 4/2/13 4:01:06 PM