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Archiving and Compliant Data Storage

 

In today's world the process of information management includes many new challenges brought forth by increasing regulation and monitoring of corporate and agency data. Not only is the volume of electronic documents and data continuing to grow at an unprecedented pace, but increasingly companies and agencies are required to maintain these electronic records using a "compliant" method, for long periods of time.

There are over 4000 "Compliance" regulations in the United States alone, and nearly all include electronic record preservation and retention requirements. Regulatory compliance legislation such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley and others place strict requirements with regard to the storage, protection and distribution of these volumes of information. They also specify requirements for assuring its accurate preservation and for providing controlled access to the information. As a consequence, today's IT environments demand solutions which facilitate this compliance while simultaneously delivering on-line access, WORM file attributes, and a reasonable Total Cost of Ownership.

 

Management tasked with implementing electronic records systems must meet the formidable and critically important challenges of operating these systems in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. To that end, they must reduce the legal, regulatory and business risks involved in the capture, storage, distribution and reproduction of their electronic records.

Throughout the numerous statutes and regulations that have promulgated electronic record legislation there is a common set of foundational requirements regarding the use and acceptance of electronic records

  • The records must be authentic and there should be proof that they are what they purport to be
  • The integrity of the records must be protected from alteration or deletion for as long as the records are retained.
  • Records may not be distributed, copied or viewed without proper consent
  • The records must be readily accessible when required.
  • When retrieved, the records must be capable of being processed (by available hardware and software) and reproduced in a format that can be read by a person

In selected regulations, and in all good practices related to electronic records storage, a duplicate “recovery” copy of the original electronic record is required and in specific cases it must be kept at a separate geographical location.

An increasing number of laws and regulations now require an audit trail be produced and retained as a means of tracking any possible alterations to, unauthorized access to or distribution of the record. Audit trails must also be provided to monitor other events such as the migration of the record, e.g., the transfer of records from one media to another. For these reasons, data storage systems must also provide these controls and functions:

  • Unauthorized access control
  • Physical and logical security over information systems, processes, and communications
  • Monitoring, auditing, and reporting
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery
  • Physical and logical security over information systems, processes, and communications
  • Encryption in transit and at rest
  • Access and restriction controls

Organizations need to conduct a thorough evaluation of their current policies and practices, and based on their findings, develop a forward-looking strategy. In addition to meeting their individual compliance and best practices requirements, companies also need to implement long-term data protection strategies that leverage and integrate within their existing infrastructure.

In meeting these compliance obligations many organizations are achieving a more efficient use of capital resources by employing partners that can help them manage such a dynamic and complex volume of information. These partners provide a strategic role, advising management of proven policies, products and technologies which are collectively required to enable compliance.

Euroson America is such a partner. We offer various solutions which provide cost effective and reliable methods of meeting these data storage challenges and requirements. We deliver these systems through a skilled network of Value Added Resellers and System Integrators. We partner with leading Storage Hardware vendors to assure compatibility and performance.

Euroson offers numerous solutions and Software products for meeting most Archival and Compliance challenges:View Euroson America solutions and Software products list.

PoINT Archiver provides a simple and reliable method of meeting the most stringent requirements for compliant data storage; permanence, redundancy and accountability. And PoINT Archiver is specifically designed to leverage existing Network Storage infrastructure and capacity to meet these requirements without alteration of existing workflow and policies. view now >>

PoINT Jukebox Manager for Windows integrates Optical Jukebox Technology and RAID/Hard disc storage to provide a complete, compliant data storage solution for the most demanding applications. PoINT Jukebox Manager is designed so that the entire data archive is placed onto WORM optical media, assuring that all required compliance issues are satisfied. view now >>

PoINT FSX provides similar functionality to PoINT Jukebox Manager, but incorporates a command line interface designed for Linux based servers.view now >>

PoINT VJB creates a Virtual Jukebox environment, where write once attributes can be achieved using RAID storage. PoINT VJB uses the industry standard udf file system to achieve WORM permanence on Magnetic media. Data is also copied to DVD media providing a permanent WORM copy that can be stored off site to provide redundancy and disaster recovery. view now >>

XenData Archive Series Advanced Edition manages a tape library and RAID System on a Windows file server to create a high performance data storage solution which is ideally suited to archiving and retrieving large volumes of data - from terabytes to over a petabyte.view now >>

Safetera Series Archiving Server and Appliance Combines a high performance Windows server with integrated RAID System and preconfigured management software allows straightforward integration of Archiving to any network or environment. view now >>

Euroson has years of experience and knowledge to help you determine which of these solutions is right for your environment and application.