EMC extends ILM for compliance

EMC has announced capabilities that further empower customers to make compliance a seamless part of IT operations through information lifecycle management (ILM).

The new EMC Proven Solutions for e-mail and content archiving and retrieval, new platform functionality for compliance-related data management and enhanced services for data classification help customers extract the maximum value from their information at the lowest total cost, while meeting regulatory demands and achieving compliance.

"Corporate governance, legal requirements and government regulations are forcing organisations to re-evaluate their information management strategies," says Alex Robertson, Technology Solutions Manager, EMC SA. "Organisations need to create and implement policies for data integrity, authentication, legal discovery and retrieval."

EMC offers a broad family of tiered storage platforms, software, services and solutions, which address regulatory compliance by helping customers to manage information at every point in the information lifecycle, from content creation, use and retention to final disposition.

The company has now extended its suite of technology solutions and services for regulatory compliance, emphasising greater simplicity and choice for customers. The suite includes EMC Proven Content Archiving and Retrieval Solutions (CARS), which automate regulatory compliance by centralising online document and records management with an integrated solution to capture, store and rapidly retrieve content in any format from any source. EMC CARS with Documentum enables customers to manage the content lifecycle for compliance. EMC CARS with Mobius enables customers to transform and archive bills, statements, check images and other content, including mainframe-generated content, in compliance with regulations.

EMC Proven Solution for E-mail Archiving optimises placement of e-mail, helping organisations address cost and compliance objectives - from faster upgrades and better user experiences to the most stringent regulations.

"The EMC Proven Solution tightly integrates the LEGATO EmailXtender e-mail archiving application with EMC`s tiered storage and services to archive e-mail content from Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes," says Robertson. EMC Centera CAS (Content Addressed Storage) offers new retention classes, audited delete and configurable default retention period compliance functionality with its latest operating environment release, CentraStar v2.3. These enhancements deliver enhanced performance and manageability functions, allowing customers to meet their online fixed content archiving demands, further extending Centera`s market lead in this category.

Lastly, the EMC Technology Solutions group offers Data Classification Services to help customers create an ILM strategy by defining a tiered storage architecture that aligns business requirements to architecture, data policies and service levels. "Data Migration Services from EMC and its partners provide unmatched experience, methodologies and tools to help customers move their information to a more effective and productive architecture while minimising risk and accelerating business benefit," says Robertson.