Organizations require archiving for a number of different reasons. Here are the most common reasons we hear from our customers:
Control Data Growth and Cost (keep only the recent and frequently accessed data on your front-line systems, and move older infrequently accessed data to cheaper storage. Front-line systems perform better, easier to DR, etc)
Prepare for eDiscovery (Using Discovery Accelerator or Symantec eDiscovery Platform the information can be searched and the review set greatly reduced resulting in a reduced eDiscovery cost and effort)
Ensure Supervisory Compliance (Enterprise Vault can scan and sample email as it’s sent and received by users, and based on certain rules or content of an email it can bring those items to a supervisory reviewer’s attention. Enterprise Vault provides supervisory review capabilities to cater for Dodd Frank requirements)
Audit and Security (Enterprise Vault can store archived data on tamper proof storage, and any access or searches of the archive can be audited)
Impose Retention Control (keep only the information you need, discard lunch menus, Google alerts etc)
Provide Easy Access to Information (Enterprise Vault archives can be accessed from any IMAP compatible device, and information can be cached offline using Vault Cache – not possible with Exchange archives)