Take Control of E-mail: Protect the Surging Tide

摘要

Every day, government IT administrators face huge challenges in managing e-mail―from backup and recovery time, to storage capacity, to system performance. E-mail data management is an urgent, high-stakes challenge for every government agency, due to growth and compliance requirements. According to IDC, the number of e-mails worldwide is expected to grow to 35 billion daily in 2006. A recent survey by Osterman Research found that the majority of organizations have experienced more than 50% growth in e-mail storage during the past two years alone. E-mail messages are now considered bona fide business communications. In fact, 80% of users now prefer e-mail instead of the telephone for business communication, according to a recent META Group survey. The Osterman Research survey found that 79% of organizations use or accept e-mail as written confirmation of approvals, orders or other transactions.