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Unstructured Data FAQ - Expert Podcast

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02 APR 2007, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT)

SPEAKER:

Pierre Dorion - Senior Business Continuity Consultant

SPONSOR:

Kazeon

SUMMARY:

Unstructured data is proliferating in the enterprise, but what impact is this having on storage? Download this Podcast for expert insight on the most common questions regarding unstructured data and discover ways you can keep it under control.


Unstructured data basics: 1 - 3 of 4

What is unstructured data and how is it different from structured data in the enterprise?
What we're really doing is designating our data as structured or unstructured. Let's start with structured data...

What are some of the biggest challenges with unstructured data?
By far, the volume of data has to be the biggest challenge...

Where are some of the biggest sources of unstructured data in the enterprise?
There are actually many sources of unstructured data, which accounts for much of the data growth that we've seen in the enterprise...

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Unstructured data management: 1 - 3 of 5

How do data classification and file indexing manage unstructured data?
Well, data classification itself is not really a technology, but rather a policy-driven practice of data categorization based on an understanding of the data on hand...

Should I use data deduplication to manage unstructured data?
Absolutely; there are two areas where data deduplication, or single-instance storage, can help...

How is unstructured data affecting storage administrators and other staff?
There is absolutely an effect. Additional data volume translates into...

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Business issues of unstructured data: 1 - 3 of 3

How can a company set retention policies with such a glut of unstructured data?
It depends; there are no easy answers to this. There are a number of initiatives that a company should undertake, including disaster recovery, business continuity planning, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and data security...

What is the impact of unstructured data on backup and restore and disaster recovery in general?
As data volumes grow, there's a bigger problem meeting recovery time objectives. We depend on our data, and we have set recovery times for our systems that are zero (no downtime) in some cases, though most companies set...

Are there regulatory compliance issues related to unstructured data?
The most important issue is legal discovery. You may not know what you have or how to find it, so it can be very difficult to find the files that may be required by a court of law...

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