Data Life Cycle Management

You cannot open a paper, read a magazine or click a webpage today without reading something about one company or another being in trouble with the SEC or another regulatory agency. The frequency that this happens and the size of the companies involved is downright scary. Companies that we put our trust in have cheated and lied and stolen not only our money, but our faith.

So, the government steps in and makes everyone’s life miserable, contentious and expensive. Depending on the size of your company and the level of trust that you offer to the public, your jobs have gotten very dicey. Enterprise and large SMB companies are now hiring Chief Legal Officers and Chief Security Officers, jobs that didn’t even exist five years ago. These jobs are there to protect the company, and often the president, from litigation and fines. Certain levels within certain government acts have fines up to $25M and long prison terms.

To counter these litigious opportunities companies are exploring ways to protect the very item that can get them in trouble – data. It isn’t easy and it isn’t always clear which agency can be the most trouble or what content can be prejudicial. Terms like Content Addressable Storage (CAS), tiered storage and compliance have entered our vocabulary.

Abtech Systems is dedicated to helping clients understand the impact of regulations stemming from –

  • HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
  • Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX for short) Act of 2002
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA for short)
  • FDA 21 CFR Part 11
  • SEC Rule 17a-4

Just to name the most talked about. These regulation require compliance to the storing records, certifications of financial reports, public privacy and the storing and retention of email documents.

Your Abtech sales representative is versed in ILM terminology and teamed with our business partnerships we can provide both consulting and hardware solutions to serve your data life cycle needs.