A company should put a records retention policy in place before
they look at solutions for any kind of
archiving. It's all about meeting regulatory
requirements. Most companies in the U.S., and many companies
around the world, have various regulations covering electronic
data retention. Whether you're a private or public company,
there are data retention regulations for almost anyone who
employs and does business in the U.S., so understanding those
before you go out and spend money on technology and products and
consulting will help you avoid problems.
@27544 I've seen companies that have decided to attack their
problems by spending capital to buy technology -- only to determine
that there were other problems they needed to solve, and the
technology they bought really doesn't solve that. The "common
sense" first step in understanding retention is really to create
the records retention policy, so that you know exactly what you
need to be doing and the kind of technology you need to meet an
objective before spending capital.
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