Info-Tech Research Group, Aug 2007
The demands of e-discovery for litigation have caused incredible interest in e-mail archiving solutions. While they are popular in addressing both regulation and litigation concerns that mandate the retention of business records, e-mail archiving tools can also improve the performance of existing e-mail implementations.
This research note identifies the trends shaping the e-mail archiving market and some of the key characteristics of archiving projects. Specific topics include:
-Implementation rates for e-mail archiving.
-Technology and business factors that drive the adoption of e-mail archiving.
-The relationship between business and IT for e-mail project management and governance.
-Common implementation concerns.
-Info-Tech's forecast on the near and mid-term future of the e-mail archiving market.
E-mail archiving is rapidly increasing in popularity, particularly among businesses in highly litigated industries. E-mail archiving can also improve the operational efficiencies of typical e-mail infrastructures
