Frequently asked questions-File Archiving FAQ
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Who should be looking at and considering file archiving?
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Of course, many companies save data to comply with government, industry or self-imposed regulations. There's a great deal of concern with established regulations, like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but the recent changes to the Federal Rules for Civil Procedure (FRCP) state that anyone possibly subject to a future court proceeding has to be able to produce the required information. This impacts a much broader audience than SOX or other compliance regulations because anyone who might be involved in litigation must take appropriate steps to protect and preserve their data.
Still, if you determine that a piece of data has no possible future value or bearing on future litigation, there is no reason to archive it -- you can delete it. Data that can be reproduced or regenerated may not need to be archived. Another school of thought takes a more conservative approach and keeps every piece of data.
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17 Apr 2007