Importance of encryption highlighted by data privacy day
by Janet HarrisThursday was international data privacy day and, says Origin Storage, the storage systems integration specialist, a report released to coincide with the campaign shows the need for best practices when it comes to digital data records. "The research, from Iron Mountain, found that 77 per cent of companies have no established policies that cover electronic data records, even though the vast majority have them for physical databases," said Andy Cordial, Origin's ...
January 21, 2010
Iron Mountain adds Windows 7 support to Connected backup for PC solution
by Janet HarrisIron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), an information management services company, today announced an update to its Connected® backup for PC solution to support Microsoft Windows® 7 users. The upgrade, Version 8.4, will also include support for litigation discovery and is available now for license. The subscription version of the service will be available from March 2010. “Iron Mountain is committed to meeting and leading our customers’ evolving information ...
October 7, 2008
UK Firms Different Storage Needs Than Germans French
by Alan HartenAccording to a study from Iron Mountain off site record storage is a system mostly preferred by UK companies rather than their European counterparts. Over 42% of British companies prefer to keep physical records off site, compared with German companies 11% and the French at 29%. Of those companies that keep records within reach, the main reason was simply ease of access. A massive 90% of German respondents said they ...