Enterprises everywhere and of all sizes are employing e-mail archiving to reduce the expense of defending themselves in lawsuits, to demonstrate regulatory compliance, to solve e-mail server storage shortages, and to enforce governance policies. Begin navigating the sea of competing solutions by answering these key questions.

Four Key Questions

E-Mail Archiving Vendor Selection Series This is the first of three notes on developing an e-mail archiving vendor selection strategy. Other notes in this series will include: “E-Mail Archiving: Identify Drivers to Narrow Vendor Selection.” “E-Mail Archiving: Look to Leaders to Narrow Vendor Selection.”

Dozens of vendors offer e-mail archiving solutions. These providers range from outsourcing to licensed software, from records management suites to e-mail specific solutions. To narrow this large list, IT leadership must answer these four questions: