Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term business requirements. Recent technological developments in disk backup have had a positive impact on short term data retention requirements. But these improvements do not replace the need to execute and deliver on a long term data retention strategy. This tool provides 5 topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans:

• Business and Regulatory Requirements Demand a Long-term Plan
• Manage and Contain Your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Encrypt Your Data for Secure Long-term Retention
• Weigh the Environmental Impacts and Minimize Power and Cooling Costs
• Simplify Management of the Entire Solution