Noah Breslow

For a decade or more, internal and external regulations have impacted corporate IT and shaped the way companies are required to do business. Today you would scarcely find a corporate CIO, IS director, or IT architect who would build or maintain a storage infrastructure without sweating the details of how to meet the regulations and policies that govern the data their companies produce. The ongoing health and well being, if not the future of their companies, depend on this diligence. Each government or agency regulation carries with it very specific IT-related requirements that impact corporate IT decision making. The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dictates that companies must secure, store, and archive all documents, records, and business data or their corporate executives may face stiff fines or jail time. The Health Insurance Protection and Portability Act (HIPPA) re... (more)