While data management may appear to some to be an internal-only affair, it has a direct effect on dealings with the customer. Data Governance requires that the data be examined carefully for sensitivity to external regulations and internal policies. Failure to fully understand these requirements can cause what looks like
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How Data Deduplication Works
IT managers and executives face explosive data growth, driving up costs of storage for backup and disaster recovery (DR). This paper explains in detail how data deduplication technology reduces backup storage requirements and DR operations. More>>
Data Quality will help Insurance Companies gear up for impending SAM Regime
Insurance companies of all sizes need to find a cost-effective solution that addresses the underlying issue of data management to ensure not only compliance with SAM (Solvency and Asset Management), but more efficient processes going forward. More>>
Inefficient Data Management: Seen and Unseen Costs
5 Steps for How to Better Manage Your Data
Businesses today store 2.2 zettabytes of data, according to a new report by Symantec, and that total is growing at a rapid clip. To control and leverage this information, you need to focus on managing it, not the device or data center. More>>
Data Deluge: The Problem Is, You Can’t Keep Everything
According to a 2011 report from the McKinsey Global Institute, many large U.S. companies now have more data stored than the U.S. Library of Congress. Faced with ever-expanding quantities of data, corporate execs and IT pros are becoming increasingly concerned with data management. More>>
Practical Lessons from Recent Data Security Breaches
Recent data breaches at popular Internet sites, including the theft of millions of user passwords by hackers at business networking site LinkedIn and dating site eHarmony, show the consequences businesses are likely to face from unauthorized access to private data. Though the exact costs of these breaches are difficult to determine,
Data Storage: Backup, Disaster Recovery System Cost Justification: 10 Convincing Tips
Data and files have to be counted among any organization's critical assets along with products, cash, securities, raw materials and intellectual property. Check out these 10 tips to validate any new disaster recovery (DR) and continuity of operation (COOP) technology to determine whether the cost of implementing it is justified.
Two-thirds of company execs clueless about where data is stored
Two-thirds of senior managers have no idea where sensitive corporate data is stored within the organization and nearly three-quarters of them do not have any systems in place to track which files have been stored in the cloud, according to a new survey. More>>
Seven Best Practices for Revolutionizing Your Data
Massive data and information is out there if we can just grasp it. Check out some principles and practices on how we can better deal with data going forward. More>>