All three major public cloud providers (AWS, Azure and GCP) now have at least a decade long experience under their belts and we can be fairly positive that cloud computing, in any of its forms (hybrid and private included) is here to stay. Although we can’t be sure what will come next, one thing is […]
Top Trends in Enterprise Data Archiving for 2023
In today’s digital age, when data privacy laws and compliance regulations are changing fast, enterprise information archiving has become the norm ‒ best practice for some, a regulatory necessity for others. But what are the digital channels that have to be retained for compliance? Is email dying and, if yes, what is its most likely […]
How to Ensure FIPPA Compliance (Updated for 2023)
FIPPA (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act) is a piece of Canadian legislation that applies to provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Alberta. Today, we’ll walk you through a FIPPA compliance checklist so that you know what your rights and obligations are under this legislation, as well as how to prepare for […]
Top 5 Email Archiving Software Features (for 2023 and beyond)
The decision to adopt a particular email archiving solution should be based on various factors – the size of your company, your storage requirements and most importantly, your legal obligations under compliance acts – like HIPAA or Sarbanes-Oxley. To help you find the right archiving software for your business, we made a list of must-have […]
Office365 Email Archiving: 7 Major Disadvantages (Updated for 2023)
In 2011, Microsoft designed the Office 365 cloud platform and centralized its existing services including Exchange, SharePoint and Skype. Six years later, Office 365 revenue overtook that of conventional license sales of Microsoft Office software for the first time. Today, adoption rates remain strong. As organizations flock towards O365 as a one-stop shop for the […]
Email Retention Policy Best Practices for 2023
Despite the increasing prominence of other communication methods, email still plays a central role in modern business. It’s used to share information, discuss decisions, send business documents and communicate changes. This brings us to the issue of email retention – emails are important documents which need to be retained just like any other business record. […]
Social Media Archiving in Regulated Industries: Why It Matters in 2023
Social media constitute official business records which means companies have to pay close attention to the type of information they share through their official accounts. This is particularly important for organizations in regulated industries, where a lack of social media compliance can lead to data leakage, intellectual property loss, hefty fines and ruined reputation. To […]
5 Smarsh Alternatives to Try in 2023
Smarsh is a household name in the data archiving industry, providing archiving, compliance and information management services to the financial industry and government sector. And in 2020, it was named leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for enterprise information archiving for the sixth consecutive year. However, despite its cited completeness of vision, Smarsh doesn’t work […]
Ediscovery and Email Archiving in 2023: Is Your Organization Ready?
Electronic discovery, better known as ediscovery, is the process in which any electronically stored information (ESI) is requested, searched, located and produced with the intent of using it in a court case as evidence, for government investigations, or as part of a Freedom of Information Act/Open Data requests. Here’s what a typical ediscovery process looks […]
What to Look for in a Cloud Email Archiving Solution in 2023
Email archiving solutions can be deployed in several different ways. After the short-lived, complex software solutions of the early 2000s, the predominant models were archiving appliances, better known as on-premise archiving solutions. Although on-prem archives still have their loyal supporters, the email archiving industry has changed profoundly with the advance of cloud technology. In this […]
