Archiving: The Secret Sauce to IT Transformation (Part 1)

Lady Backup is making her debut to EMC SourceOne Insider.  But don’t let my name fool you.

I have many years of archiving experience dating back to EmailXtender. Fortunately EMC had the wherewithal to invest in a next generation architecture that resulted in EMC SourceOne, whereas the rest of the competitors are still stuck on first generation.

And if my own experiences weren’t enough, I also married Mr. Archive last year. This union in fact sets the foundation for future discussions we’ll have about the intersection of backup and archiving.

Notice I said “intersection.”

I continue to champion that a backup is NOT an archive. But the underlying architecture that EMC is developing allows for the consolidation of both backup and archive, positioning us uniquely in the market.

But that’s a point for a future conversation.

Let’s talk about archiving.

Given my history, I think EMC so far has missed the opportunity to include archiving as a key enabler to the IT transformation discussion.

Don’t get me wrong – we need to transform our IT Infrastructure from a static, physical model to one that is dynamic, agile and infinitely scalable. But the question in my mind is whether you are transforming your infrastructure to store content that is outdated, no longer of value, or potentially damaging to your organization.

The way I see it, we need to transform information management as part of IT transformation. Archiving is an enabler to manage the volume of data that is collecting in your production environments – allowing you to systematically manage what you are storing, where and for how long.

You will find that my blogs are short and sweet. Next week I’ll give you my views on the three benefits of archiving. LB

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