Storage is something most fee earners take for granted until something goes drastically wrong or one vital document simply cannot be found. But as most firms become increasingly electronically-based and the volumes of documents and e-mail grow monthly, questions about storage are perhaps more pressing than ever.
Like car insurance, storage is something of a necessary evil. IT managers are faced with the seemingly impossible task of making almost any data that a firm handles available easily, at any time, almost regardless of how old it is. Despite the fact that the ‘paperless office’ is still a mirage, the gradual increase in reliance on electronic documentation and e-mail messages has meant that storage and retrieval is now one of the most significant roles of an IT network.
