Digitized Data Creates Storage Management and Compliance Challenges

By Dave Raffo, News Director
18 Jul 2008 | SearchStorage.com

Many organizations putting paper records online find that once the documents become digital, the most important step is having a good storage management process in place.

That was the message of several users who described their battles in dealing with the storage of paper and digital records during a panel discussion this week at an EMC Government Forum in Washington, D.C.

Kevin Moore, CIO for the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM), said his organization manages “a tsunami” of paper. Each year, MEPCOM processes 60 million pieces of paper dealing with 14 million military recruits and potential recruits, each of whom brings around 70 forms to boot camp.

“We said ‘Let’s go to an electronic environment and …

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