From Saving Costs to Driving Business Value and Compliance: Understanding the Difference Between File Archiving and Enterprise Content Archiving

Modern organizations face an explosion of data growth and stricter information retention requirements. By 2025 the global “datasphere” is projected to reach 175 zettabytes, making it infeasible to keep all data on expensive primary storage indefinitely. At the same time, regulations across industries demand that certain records be retained and readily available for years. Archiving – the long-term preservation of infrequently used data – has thus become a cornerstone of both IT strategy and information governance. It ensures that data no longer needed for daily operations is migrated to cost-effective storage yet remains accessible for future reference or compliance audits. Moreover, archiving is not the same as data backup: backups protect current data for short-term recovery, whereas archives preserve historical data for long-term retention and retrieval. Relying on backups to serve as archives can be inefficient – repeatedly backing up static, unchanging data wastes time and storage resources.
M&A Success Starts with Data: The Power of Seamless Integration & Standardization

The Power of Seamless Integration & Standardization
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are pivotal strategies for corporate growth and market expansion. However, the success of these ventures depends not only on the financial and operational merger but critically on the seamless integration of data from the acquired entity into the acquirer’s systems.
This article delves into the strategic importance of data integration and standardization in M&A, explaining how they serve as the bedrock for operational synergies, informed decision-making, and sustained competitive advantage.
Harnessing AI Synergies with Hitachi IQ and SEAL Content Intelligence

As we enter the AI and Gen-AI era, organizations are seeking innovative solutions to streamline operations, enhance efficiency and compliance, and unlock actionable insights from their growing volumes of data.
Two platforms, Hitachi IQ and SEAL (Content Intelligence module), stand at the forefront of these advancements. Together, they form a powerful synergy that offers an end-to-end solution for AI workloads, combining cutting-edge infrastructure with advanced content intelligence for unstructured data.
Unlocking Business Potential with SEAL: Advanced AI, ML, and Generative AI for Superior Content Intelligence

In the digital age, businesses are flooded with vast amounts of unstructured data from various sources. Transforming this data into actionable insights is crucial for enhancing operational efficiency and maintaining a competitive edge. SEAL’s Content Intelligence Add-On, equipped with state-of-the-art AI and ML capabilities, stands out as a powerful solution to address these challenges. Here’s how SEAL can transform your business processes and deliver substantial value.
Addressing the Growing Need for Unstructured Data Management with SEAL

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