Organizations are storing and using more data than ever before.Data volume is growing exponentially, and government regulations and competitive pressures are increasing forcing organizations to retain more data for longer periods of time. But storage management budgets are flat or being cut.

Failure to deliver products or services can result in contract penalties, and failure to deliver reports to government agencies can result in fines. In extreme cases, such as under the Sarbanes Oxley Act, your CEO or CFO could even go to jail. The bottom line is that organizations need to do a better job of protecting data assets, and as these assets grow and budgets shrink, you need to do more with less. You need smarter solutions.

This paper addresses the challenge of surviving and even thriving in this environment and describes various options available from IBM to deal with the challenges of data growth by effectively reducing the amount of data that must be managed.