Recent research by CMS Watch shows that some IT managers still do not understand the differences between e-mail archiving and backup.
Backup is for the short term risk associated with a potential disaster that could prevent users from accessing their data. Backups should be easily available and provide a quick restore to a previous state before the disaster occurred.
An archive is used for the long term efficient storage of data. This includes features such as single instancing (de-duplication). Storing data long term in an archive preserves it and ensures that it is not tampered with. Ensuring the integrity of the data is vital in a legal discovery request. Archives also allow for the quick search and access to that data without restore to an email server.
Article link: http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-cms/cant-tell-an-email-archive-from-a-backup-solution-003350.php
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