Data and Database Management Software
Data Protection Software addresses FRCP amendments.
Press Release Summary:
Bocada Enterprise 4 addresses FRCP amendments, which require that companies prove they are taking action to protect data, know where it is located, and can produce plan for retrieving that data. Media Reporting functions provide log summarizing contents of backup tapes, and identify type of information, timeframe, and location of data. Audit Reporting generates reports based on corporate business rule that logs successful backups addressing Rule 37(f).
Original Press Release:
Bocada Addresses Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) Amendments With Advanced Reporting Functions
Customers Can Use Leading Data Protection Management Product to Establish Key Corporate Information Retention Practices
BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 27 // -- Bocada, Inc., the recognized leader in data protection management software, today announced that it is extending its Data Protection Management solution, Bocada Enterprise 4, to help customers meet the complex requirements now facing U.S. organizations due to new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). The new rules which mandate how email and other electronic data must be produced for litigation take full effect nationwide on December 1. In a separate announcement released today, Bocada introduced enhanced scalability and compliance support for Bocada Enterprise 4.
Prior to the amendments to the rules, companies required to retain data had no standard procedures to reference for data protection and recovery. In many cases, organizations would just keep all data, driving unprecedented growth in storage capacity as customers required more disk space for the large volumes of data. In addition, as courts requested electronic information from companies in litigation, it was difficult to produce specific data, adding to overall costs and potential fines. The new FRCP amendments will require that companies prove they are taking action to protect data, know where it is located and produce a plan for retrieving that data.
"These new federal rules have significant implications on the storage industry and on Bocada customers," said Drake Pruitt, president and CEO of Bocada. "Instead of selling more storage space, these rules will require storage vendors to counsel customers on how to develop a storage policy revealing across-the-board consistent data retention policies. This is a great opportunity for Bocada to partner further with its customers."
Bocada simplifies how customers can address these sophisticated changes to Rule 26(b)(2)(B) and Rule 37(f) with reporting functions available as a standard feature in Bocada Enterprise 4 for data protection and retention.
Bocada Enterprise 4 reporting functions provide customers with a log summarizing contents of backup tapes. The report identifies the type of information, timeframe and location of the data. This information helps organizations respond to Rule 26(b)(2)(B) which requires that companies justify that data is not reasonably accessible from tape due to undue burden or cost.
The proposed amendments also add a provision to Rule 37(f) that limits the amount of sanctions for certain losses of electronic data. Rule 37(f) is considered a 'safe harbor' to limit court sanctions when businesses are able to prove 'routine, good-faith' information retention operations. In order to leverage the 'safe harbor' companies may need to reveal how the company consistently follows electronic retention practices. Bocada Enterprise 4 customers can leverage reporting functions to show that corporate electronic information is consistently backed up.
Bocada Enterprise 4 data protection and retention solutions include:
1. Media Reporting -- registers all backup tapes and the timeframe of when data was backed up, enabling companies to catalog relevant information for e-discovery addressing Rule 26(b)(2)(B)
2. Audit Reporting -- generates a report based on corporate business rules that logs successful backups addressing Rule 37(f).
"The new federal rules validate our data protection, retention and management approach," Pruitt said. "We've built our business on data management, now even the United States Supreme Court and Congress realizes that effective information retention and documentation can be more appropriate than a requirement to produce every corporate document within the specific history of an organization for e-discovery."
About Bocada Enterprise 4
Bocada Enterprise 4 provides organizations with the information they need to ensure data-protection services meet business goals, including regulatory compliance, assured recoverability, cost reduction, and planning support for the adoption of new approaches to backup and recovery. Designed to meet rigorous scalability requirements of the large, distributed enterprise, Bocada Enterprise 4 aggregates, organizes and presents consolidated views of data-protection services across dispersed infrastructures and all major data-protection applications, technologies, and platforms -- without the use of software agents, which increase deployment time and costs.
About Bocada
Bocada software provides visibility into data protection processes, helping customers ensure the recoverability of their data. Based on patented, agent-less technology, Bocada solutions deploy rapidly and scale to meet the demands of the largest multi-vendor data protection environments. More than 300 brand-name customers and partners worldwide trust Bocada for their data protection operations, including Deutsche Bank, AT&T, Sprint, Unilever and Valero Energy. Headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., Bocada is privately held, funded by leading venture investors. For more information visit: www.bocada.com .
NOTE: Bocada is registered trademark of Bocada, Inc.
