The world has changed, and the amount of information that businesses need to retain to satisfy industry regulations, legal discovery, compliance and anti-terrorism legislation grows each year. Small- to medium-sized businesses can now implement affordable solutions using archival quality optical discs, commercial CD storage units, and Datacatch Librarian. This solution will provide all of the tools needed to catalog, manage, protect, and retrieve their important archived data.

The new millennium has brought with it new challenges for data management and retention. All over the world, governments are introducing changes to the ways that companies are required to manage and retain their business data: tough new laws are being introduced, existing laws are being strictly enforced, and penalties for non-compliance are being significantly increased.

It doesn’t matter what size your company is—if you generate data that the government may be interested in, you need to understand which regulations you should be watching, how they affect you, and what you need to do.

Unfortunately, there is no quick answer to finding which laws apply to each business. Regulations vary both by country and by industry. Companies that deal internationally also need to ensure that they satisfy the regulations of all countries in which they do business.