Media Migration Services
Keeping your company’s data in a secure, current format is a time-consuming and strenuous task, especially since data backup technologies and media formats are constantly evolving. In addition, a host of government regulations, such as SEC Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4, require that you both create and store numerous types of records for set lengths of time in specific formats under strict security parameters.
What if you didn’t have to worry about failing to comply with your industry regulations on data retention and format?
The reality is that the data you may need to compile to satisfy an audit or litigation requests could reside in many different locations and media formats spanning decades. And producing that data in the right format can be a daunting task. You need to mitigate the risk of failing to comply or being unable to respond to these requests in a timely manner. You need a solution to help you migrate your data into the appropriate format and encrypt it without interrupting your everyday data backup practice—and without further stretching your staff and budget.
Business Solution
Migrate your business data into the right formats for secured retention and easy access in the future by using the Iron Mountain Media Migration service. Our data migration experts will help you:
- Understand your regulations and help you design an optimal media migration and retention process
- Mitigate future auditing and litigation risks by keeping data in an easy-to-access format
- Avoid disruption of your daily backup practice and unexpected hits to your budget
- Prepare your must-retain information for insertion into the latest archive and storage systems
Service options and delivery
Iron Mountain can extract content from any type of legacy media and migrate your data to the appropriate format at our secure facility—whether you need your output in data write-once/read-many, optical disk, or any format in between. You also can select Media Migration service options, including:
- Data encryption: We can encrypt your old backup tapes, or encrypt and migrate your legacy data to a new media format at the same time.
- Chain of custody protection: Unencrypted historical data can receive additional security from point-of-pickup through migration with Iron Mountain InControl®, a patented chain of custody security technology.
- Offsite Tape Vaulting: If you prefer to not store your legacy source media in-house, store them in an Iron Mountain tape vault along side of your newly migrated backup tapes for safekeeping and easy retrieval.
- Secure backup tape destruction: Legacy source media may be destroyed through the Iron Mountain Secure Media Destruction service. Consult your industry regulations prior to ordering.
What You Gain...
- Peace of mind knowing your organization’s data is in full compliance with industry regulations
- The ability to respond promptly to an audit or litigation request with the data you need backed by a defensible plan
An efficient and cost-effective strategy to keep your data in a ready-for-use format and to maximize the value of your legacy intellectual property