Recorded:     March 18 | 2013    View

Big Data is a trend that has engulfed today's IT industry and one that organizations are struggling to manage. According to IDC, the amount of information created, captured or replicated has exceeded available storage for the first time since 2007, and many organization's are spending far more time looking for information than actually using it. The size of the digital universe this year will be tenfold what it was just five years earlier. Therefore, organizations must find smarter data management approaches that enable them to effectively corral and optimize their data.

Business classification and information governance processes can help guide and tame Big Data, preventing it from costing more than necessary, yet ensuring it is at hand when and where it's needed, while freeing IT staff to drive more strategic technology initiatives. Enterprises willing to create automated processes to identify and value business data can take control of information governance before the big-data onslaught swamps them. As a result, they can meet key corporate objectives, such as lowering costs, lowering risk and making better business decisions.

Attend this webinar for insights on:

• The practical benefits of information governance
• Developing a business classification initiative
• Big Data analytics tools
• Managing the Big Data lifecycle

Speakers

Mark Diamond is the President and CEO, Contoural, Inc. He is one of the industry thought leaders in email archiving, litigation readiness, compliance, data protection and ILM strategies and practices. As CEO of Contoural, his company helps numerous Fortune 500 companies develop and execute email and document retention policies. A frequent industry speaker, Mr. Diamond addresses how organizations can better align business requirements with IT and storage spending. An expert in the business drivers around archival and the technical strategies for implementing them, he addresses what are the emerging best practices, and outlines practical approaches for email and electronic document archival that reduce liability, lower costs and ensure compliance.

Stephen Ludlow is Program Manager for eDiscovery and Information Governance Solutions, and leads OpenText's eDiscovery and Information Governance practice. He helps customers transform the way they manage information. By working closely with OpenText sales, services and R&D, he ensures that customers address compliance and litigation risks, storage and eDiscovery costs, all while deriving maximum value from the their information assets.Prior to leading OpenText's eDiscovery practice, Mr. Ludlow managed Open Text's Risk Management and Compliance application, working with Fortune 500 companies to deploy enterprise solutions for Internal Controls and Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Before joining OpenText, Stephen was an Information Management consultant focused on Canadian Federal Government clients.