The email management crisis is comprised of these email facts:
1. Email is the most commonly used and most critical business tool.
2. Email is now discoverable and must be readily accessible.
3. Email must be saved and easily retrievable to comply with legal and regulatory mandates.
4. Email needs to be continually accessible so that business is not interrupted.
5. The increased use of email has resulted in more documents that need to be archived.
6. The increased use of email has created a greater need for data stores leading to a management nightmare that is growing out of control.
A solution must be found that enables IT to store all essential documents, produces documents on demand, reduces storage costs and is as automated and end user accessible as possible to minimize the demands on IT.
This report explores the requirements of an effective email archive system and suggests integral components of a solution.
