In today's business environment, data retention is an invaluable resource for every organization, not only for their own business needs but also to meet compliance regulations given from various industry and government officiating bodies. This issue of TrendSetter concentrates on this topic and resolving the data retention problem seamlessly. In our expert article, Alan Stuart examines the Lifecycle of Information and the value of managing that data. Through his examination, he shows the value of IBM's data retention solution. Likewise, Arminda Jurgenson and Ricardo Haragutchi take in-depth looks into the software bundle and the technical side of the IBM DR550, respectively. The Industry Trends article also offers a look into a similar bundled data retention solution and the success found from one of its first clients. Also, Darren Waldrep offers a perspective on the benefits of implementing a data retention solution devised through a close value added partnership. Similarly, Mark Waldrep describes success from his clients as they use the Datatrend Solution Center to examine and validate their solutions prior to deployment.
Meeting the Great Demands of Email Archiving: One Client's Success Story; This Data Retention Success brought together a bundled data retention solution to work in a multi-platform environment.
Software Bundles to Meet Compliance Regulations; Arminda Jurgenson looks at bundled Software packages and their use in data retention and meeting compliance regulations.