StoredIQ Launches eDiscovery Risk Assessment Service for SharePoint

Today StoredIQ announced the launch of our StoredIQ Risk Assessment Service for SharePoint.  Available directly from StoredIQ or through a StoredIQ Solution Provider Partner, this service addresses the growing eDiscovery challenge of  bourgeoning and increasingly complex SharePoint environments, providing organizations with a cost-effective information intelligence solution for mitigating legal risks.

On average, SharePoint deployments have grown at the astounding rate of 40 percent year over year.  These environments, which contain a myriad of different data types and are critical for managing core business processes, make the challenge of managing information within SharePoint an increasing concern.   More than 67 percent of the largest enterprises have now adopted SharePoint, which is being used as a dynamic social collaboration platform, including blogs, wikis, and “Facebook-like” user profiles.   Yet, traditional eDiscovery solutions have focused only on SharePoint document libraries and have failed to properly address the discovery complexities of the dynamic SharePoint environment.  These flawed eDiscovery practices have put organizations at risk for uncertain and costly litigation outcomes.

StoredIQ’s Risk Assessment Service addresses the challenging nature of eDiscovery within SharePoint by automating the process of searching and analyzing data.   StoredIQ provides a complete understanding of all data within SharePoint, including who the custodians are, and what data is responsive to a particular litigation matter.  StoredIQ’s solution also provides comprehensive analysis of SharePoint data in the wild.  By analyzing the data where it natively resides, StoredIQ eliminates the need to move data to another environment, thereby saving time and significantly reducing costs.

“As SharePoint deployments continue to grow, the risks associated with a lack of visibility into data will increase exponentially as well. StoredIQ’s eDiscovery solution provides unprecedented understanding of data within SharePoint, helping organizations to quickly gain control over their expanding SharePoint environment.”

– Christine Taylor, analyst with the Taneja Group

Many organizations are now building their business around SharePoint.  And although they are realizing significant productivity gains, they are increasing their risk and exposure to potential litigation in the process.  It’s critical that they take steps now to gain control over these environments quickly. StoredIQ’s Risk Assessment Service for SharePoint provides the deep data insight that organizations need to understand how to manage and minimize their SharePoint risk.

Ellis Ishaya, vice president of field operations for StoredIQ, will be discussing the benefits of our Risk Assessment Service as part of his presentation, “Synchronize Your Approach to Information Management”, taking place tomorrow at the AIIM Info360 Conference in Washington, DC.

Assessment services include setup, installation and configuration of the StoredIQ appliance; and a detailed risk assessment analysis and report.  Pre-packaged and custom risk assessment services are available immediately through StoredIQ or our Solution Provider Partners. For pricing and purchase information contact info@storediq.com.

Supporting Resources:
StoredIQ SharePoint Technical Brief
StoredIQ Tames eDiscovery Challenges within SharePoint
StoredIQ Extends Industry-Leading eDiscovery and Information Management Support for Microsoft SharePoint

StoredIQ At Your Service

Over the last several years, I’ve noticed that when we engage with customers, they want more than product experts to install and configure systems; they want professionals that understand specific  industries and best practices so their corporate procedures and policies can be optimized with our solutions.   Many of these customers are bringing eDiscovery in-house for the first time so they not only want StoredIQ products up and running as soon as possible, but also want to leverage what we’ve learned from countless deployments to get optimal use (and quickest ROI) out of the solutions.   The need has been so evident, that we decided to formalize the “best practices” knowledge transfer through a series of new service offerings.

Last month, we announced StoredIQ Assessment Services.  Today I’m excited to announce an entire series of Professional Services solutions (one of which is the Assessment Service) – with the goal of helping current and potential customers better understand, implement, and use our products.  These services cover the entire breadth of the customer engagement lifecycle: Evaluation, Deployment, Maintenance, and Education, and within these phases, we included several offerings specifically targeted at different needs and use cases.

So far, the customer response has been great!  We’ve already begun helping customers assess their ESI management goals, accelerate deployments, and optimize and enhance the use of existing installations.

And we’re just getting started.  We’ll be rolling out additional services next quarter and throughout next year.  But for now, Happy Holidays, everyone, and here’s to a fantastic 2010!

Hop on over to the StoredIQ Services page and get all the details.

StoredIQ Introduces Enterprise Information Management Assessment Services

Hi everyone, I’m Ellis Ishaya, VP of Operations for StoredIQ.  As many of you know, the exponential growth in data has been coupled with a historically limited view into what data is actually under management.  Added to the mix, companies are dealing with stricter personal identifiable information (PII) and payment card industry (PCI) laws, Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA) and HIPAA standards. This combination of increased ESI with tougher governance and compliance laws has translated into higher risk and costs to organizations.

In response, StoredIQ has launched our enterprise information management Assessment Services; the first in a series of service offerings that are designed to help companies quickly gain a deeper understanding of their information, allowing them to manage data to reduce risk, and deliver real business value and cost savings. Offered directly from StoredIQ or through a StoredIQ Solution Provider Partner, StoredIQ Assessment Services provide the following types of in-depth assessments based on an organization’s specific requirements:

• Data Topology Assessment
• Litigation Preparedness Assessment
• Records Management & Retention Assessment
• PII Risk & Compliance Assessment (PCI, GLBA, HIPAA, etc.)
• Custom Assessment Services

These assessments provide companies with a comprehensive view of all their corporate data, enabling them to make informed decisions affecting data management initiatives, including:

• Developing a risk mitigation and litigation readiness strategy
• Storage capacity planning
• Data migration or hardware end-of-life projects
• Archiving design and deployments
• Non-business related data identification and purging
• Records retention management
• Hierarchical storage management and reporting

On behalf of StoredIQ, I want to say how excited we are with the initial feedback we’ve received about the Assessment Services.  We believe that understanding the state of your data is the critical first step for companies developing litigation readiness strategies and records management or compliance policies.  We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your specific information management initiatives and how StoredIQ Assessment Services may benefit your organization. Lastly, we look forward to sharing new service offerings with you over the coming months!