New Additions to EMC SourceOne Portfolio Help Customers Gain Visibility and Control Over Unmanaged Information
HOPKINTON, Mass. – June 23, 2010 – EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today added two new products to the EMC® SourceOne™ family providing customers with the ability to cost-effectively manage growth, retention and e-discovery of unstructured content—documents, audio and video files that reside on disparate systems. This announcement builds on existing EMC SourceOne solutions delivering a holistic approach to information governance that comprise archiving, e-discovery and visibility across multiple content types including e-mail, SharePoint and files. EMC SourceOne’s next-generation architecture is unique and surpasses the competition in addressing the problems associated with today’s exponential content growth. With EMC SourceOne, customers can address their most pressing information governance challenges today and realize quick time-to-value. Information governance practices can then be expanded over time to further reduce operational costs, simplify e-discovery and mitigate risks.
EMC SourceOne File Intelligence
EMC SourceOne File Intelligence provides insight into the volumes of unstructured content so customers understand what content they have, where it is stored and the value of the content. By understanding the business value of content, organizations can use this intelligence to develop ongoing policies that align information to its value and mitigate the risks associated with unknown or unmanaged information. Unlike traditional file reporting tools, SourceOne File Intelligence allows organizations to take appropriate actions which include deleting inappropriate content such as obscene and explicit images, moving information to a secure repository like EMC Documentum® or utilizing the SourceOne archive and/or tiered storage for long-term archiving.
SourceOne File Intelligence is not a static tool and can be set up to run regular scans of content in file servers using basic file attributes or conduct a more complex analysis based on the file content. By helping customers understand where unmanaged content resides, what resources it consumes and how much is redundant, SourceOne File Intelligence can lower costs, reduce risks and enhance operational performance.
EMC SourceOne for File Systems
As the newest archiving module for EMC SourceOne, EMC SourceOne for File Systems allows for the policy-based archival of inactive or duplicate content stored on file systems and enforces consistent retention and disposition policies over high volumes of unstructured content to ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations. By archiving file system and other unstructured content into a centralized, deduplicated and indexed archive, a single search can retrieve all relevant content for quick response to an investigation or e-discovery request. Customers can also reduce operational costs and improve back-up and recovery operations by reclaiming file server capacity, eliminating redundant content and leveraging tiered storage. Coupled with SourceOne File Intelligence, organizations can apply intelligent policies to differentiate between irrelevant and business-critical content that should be archived in a central SourceOne archive.
Current IT Systems are Inadequate for Managing Unstructured Content
According to the EMC-sponsored 2010 IDC study titled, “A Digital Universe Decade, Are You Ready?,” the amount of digital information created last year grew 62 percent, 85 percent of which is unstructured content. The amount created annually is expected to grow by a factor of 44 from 2009 to 2020 as all major forms of media – voice, TV, radio, print – complete the journey from analog to digital. While more than 70 percent of the digital universe is generated by individuals, enterprises will have the responsibility for storing, protecting and managing 80 percent of the digital information created annually.
In a recent survey of 126 business and IT professionals by Enterprise Strategy Group, 83 percent said that a comprehensive information management strategy will become even more important in the next three years. However, it is readily apparent that there will be substantial challenges ahead of implementing these strategies. While majority of the respondents have well-established information management policies, nearly half stated that their current IT systems to apply and enforce these policies are inadequate. For example, 49 percent of the respondents said that they weren’t sure or did not believe that their organization consistently deleted all data inclusive of any copies when it was no longer needed for compliance, legal or business purposes.
By Guest Blogger: EMC Corporation
