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 New to Information Lifecycle Management?
Protection of your critical information has never been more important With the increased importance of data management for organizations facing business compliance issues stemming from the flood of legislation such as HIPAA, Sarbanes Oxley, and various IRS requirements, management is paying more attention to how the data they own is being handled. The importance of not falling into the trap of thinking a product will cure all ills, cannot be stressed enough. Information Life Cycle Management must be a comprehensive policy-based approach to managing your data, including procedures and software applications that both:
Everyone hears the horror stories of data being lost, organizations being unable to recover from a disaster, employees stealing data, and the rogue developer who corrupts an entire library but many organizations fail to use these as a call to arms -- they simply think it won't happen to them. This reason will not be enough as the compliance auditors, both internally and externally will be required to ask tougher questions and begin the enforcement of penalties if compliance is not accomplished. The Information Lifecycle means just that, the time span from when data is created to the time it becomes obsolete and is deleted along with every step in between. The major competencies an organization should have for proper data stewardship include:
In short, the world of an Information Technology Manager is quickly changing and the exposure to liability, both corporate and personal, is quick becoming a reality due to data compliance regulations. The choice of vendors to supply the applications to help you manage the complete data/information lifecycle is few although the professionals at LXI are ready to help you gain that peace of mind, knowing that your data is safe, solid and secure. |
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