Gartner 2011 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving Available from Proofpoint

In a press release issued today, Proofpoint announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the 2011 "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving." 

You can read the entire report, compliments of Proofpoint, by visiting:

http://www.proofpoint.com/email-archiving-magic-quadrant 

Writing in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving, Gartner analysts Sheila Childs, Kenneth Chin and Debra Logan note that:

"The interest in archiving data using cloud or software as a service (SaaS) solutions has intensified," noting further that, "This deployment model is rapidly evolving, and organizations now have solid options for on-premises and SaaS or hybrid solutions. Hybrid solutions consist of some component (usually an appliance) that resides on-premises that can provide additional processing prior to sending data to the cloud, such as bandwidth throttling, encryption or data reduction. In addition, hybrid solutions can provide tight integration with Active Directory or the email system."

Gartner's Magic Quadrant report describes Enterprise Information Archiving (EIA) as follows:

"EIA is the next step in the evolution of archiving that incorporates new products and solutions for archiving user files (email and files on file shares) and, optionally, other content types such as instant messages, structured data and social media content. These products provide features such as data deduplication across content types, retention management, content indexing and at least basic tools for e-discovery, such as search and legal hold. Due to the complexity associated with managing multiple data types within an archive, EIA may more broadly encompass capabilities like federated archive repository management, while delivering common policy management for migration, retention and discovery."

New Customer Videos: Leaders in Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail and More Describe Why they Use Proofpoint

At our recent "Proofpoint Inner Circle" customer events, we had a great opportunity to interview several of our enterprise customers about how and why they use Proofpoint Enterprise solutions for email security, data loss prevention, email encryption, regulatory compliance, archiving and electronic discovery.

I've collected several of them in this YouTube playlist. In these videos, representatives from Amalgamated, Liberty Health, PETCO, Graubard Miller, MED3000, Zions Bank and Scottsdale Healthcare share some of the reasons they rely on Proofpoint.

Thanks again to all of our terrific customers who took the time to share their stories with us... And you can find a lot more Proofpoint video content in our YouTube channel at http://www.proofpoint.com/youtube.

Check Out the Updated Proofpoint Corporate Website and Our New Brand Video

As regular Proofpoint watchers will no doubt have already realized, last week we launched an updated version of the www.proofpoint.com website featuring a new look and feel, completely revised product content, a refreshed resource center (where you can find a wide variety of datasheets, whitepapers and other collateral) and much more. 

A few updated features are still coming, including an updated look for this blog and the return of our "Security, Compliance and the Cloud News" service.  Stay tuned! If you're a recent or frequent visitor to the site, you may need to clear your browser's cache (or shift-click your browser's refresh button) to force your browser to download the very latest versions of files used and display the new site properly.

One of the most interesting new assets on the site is right on the home page:

Proofpoint's new brand video, "Defending the Ever-Changing Now" is a short, evocative (and cool-looking!) spot that explores the theme of how Proofpoint's solutions defend the "ever-changing now" — keeping enterprises safe from inbound threats (such as spam, phish, viruses, malware); guarding against leaks of private and confidential information; archiving information for legal readiness, governance, investigations, compliance and eDiscovery; and securely encrypting email communication.

You can watch it right here... and feel free to share it with your friends and colleagues.

Free RSA® Security Expo 2012 Passes, Courtesy of Proofpoint: Use Code EC12PRF

Wow, is it almost the end of 2011? Looking forward to 2012 for a moment, once again Proofpoint will be exhibiting at the RSA Conference 2012, to be held February 27 thru March 2, 2012 at Moscone Center in San Francisco.

If you'd like to attend the RSA Conference 2012 expo (exhibits), you can get a free exhibits-only pass (which RSA calls an "Expo Pass") courtesy of Proofpoint by using code EC12PRF when you register.

To register for your free RSA exhibits pass, please visit the following URL and enter code EC12PRF during the registration process:

https://ae.rsaconference.com/US12/portal/login.ww

We look forward to seeing you there! Proofpoint will be exhibiting at booth #850, demonstrating our latest SaaS-based threat management (email security), compliance (data loss prevention, email encryption), archiving & governance, and secure communication solutions.

 

Live this Wednesday: Mitigating Security Concerns about Cloud Archiving and eDiscovery

Our live web seminar series continues this Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 with "Mitigating Security Concerns about Cloud Archiving and eDiscovery."

Resident cloud archiving and eDiscovery expert, Andres Kohn, explores the risks and concerns you should consider when moving archiving and eDiscovery functions to the cloud.

IT departments are moving quickly to the cloud – enabling organizations to operate more quickly and more nimbly, and at a lower cost. However, this trend can raise a new set of concerns over how the organization should manage in-house eDiscovery processes and minimize risks.

As Andres has said on many occiasions, "Not all clouds are created equal..." and, in some cases, cloud computing can make the search, collection, and preservation of ESI more complex, time-consuming, and difficult, with much of the burden falling on the IT department.

During this web seminar, Andres will help answer key questions around these trends, including: How concerned should you be? And how can you minimize these risks while reaping the benefits of cloud computing?

To attend, please visit our registration page or simply complete the mini-form below! We hope to see you there!

Proofpoint Customers: Don't Miss Our Exclusive, Customers-Only Event, Coming to SF, Chicago, NY!

Proofpoint's annual "Inner Circle" event, our free "customers-only" event is coming to San Francisco, Chicago and New York this October.

Proofpoint Inner Circle 2011 is your opportunity to meet with Proofpoint executives, learn about industry trends, get a preview of upcoming product releases, and share best practices with the Proofpoint user community.

These events are completely free, but space is limited, so reserve your spot today by sending us an email to innercircle@proofpoint.com. Our customer event team will send you complete information and register you for the event of your choice. 

This year's agenda includes:

• Discussions on the state of email today, featuring the latest developments in email-borne threats, content security, email archiving and regulatory compliance

• A review of the latest regulations and the critical need for DLP, encryption and archiving

• Proofpoint customers sharing the unique ways they are protecting their email infrastructures, meeting compliance requirements and reducing costs

• A sneak preview of future innovations from Proofpoint labs, and interactive sessions on Proofpoint’s technology roadmap

• Your opportunity to speak with Proofpoint executives and provide direct input into product direction

We look forward to meeting you in person at one of these exciting events! Reserve your spot right now... email us at innercircle@proofpoint.com.

Security, Compliance and the Cloud: A Proofpoint Video Overview with CEO Gary Steele

In our latest Proofpoint CEO Series video, Gary Steele gives a general overview of Proofpoint's business, the cloud-based enterprise security and compliance solutions we provide and offers some insights into some of the major trends driving our market — including the aggressive threat landscape, regulatory compliance concerns and enterprise requirements for legal discovery.

More videos in our ongoing CEO series can be found in the blog here:

http://blog.proofpoint.com/ceo-series/

And you can find many more Proofpoint-related videos in the Proofpoint YouTube Channel. 

Video: Email Archiving and eDiscovery for Legal, Steven Heller of Graubard Miller

Earlier this year our friend Steven Heller, director of IT for New York-based law firm Graubard Miller, kindly sat down with me to explain how his organization uses our hosted email archiving solution, Proofpoint Enterprise Archive, to reduce the size of their Microsoft Exchange email store, simplify (and speed up) electronic discovery and save time and money in the process.

Steven and his firm have been using Proofpoint's email archiving service for several years now (first purchasing the product when it was known as Fortiva, before that company's acquisition by Proofpoint) and he continues to be a very vocal supporter.

In this short video, Steven talks about the issues the firm had with email retention prior to Proofpoint and explains what he likes about Proofpoint's solution:

Steven will be presenting "How to Save Hundreds of Thousands on eDiscovery," an educationalcase study on email archiving and eDiscovery at the MIS Training Institute's upcoming IT Governance, Risk and Compliance event (co-located with Audit World 2011) at the Hilton Boston Back Bay on September 20, 2011.

He'll also be presenting a similar case study at Computerworld's Fall Storage Networking World 2011 event (October 10-13, 2011 in Orlando, Florida). If you're attending either event, make a point of attending his sessions - he's a great presenter and very knowledgeable about these topics.

We also recently published a short PDF case study on Graubard Miller that you can find here:
Proofpoint case study, Graubard Miller.

Thanks again, Steve, for taking the time to chat with us and for your ongoing support!

Microsoft Office 365: Enhancements for Enterprise Compliance - Meet Proofpoint's Newest Solution

On the heels of Microsoft's official global launch of Microsoft Office 365, the company's newest cloud-based offering that combines productivity apps with hosted Microsoft Exchange email, Proofpoint has introduced a new solution, Proofpoint Compliance for Office 365.

Proofpoint Compliance for Office 365 (Proofpoint's press release here) adds advanced, enterprise-class email privacy, data loss prevention, encryption and archiving/eDiscovery features to any Office 365 deployment.

While much of the coverage of Microsoft's introduction today has focused on the potential for Office 365 in the small- and medium-sized business market, Microsoft is also targeting the enterprise market with, "an array of choices, from simple email to comprehensive suites to meet the needs of midsize and large businesses, as well as government organizations."

Proofpoint specializes in meeting the advanced security and compliance needs of medium and large enterprises and understands that even in a well-specified product like Office 365, there are gaps between actual product functionality and the needs of large enterprises — especially those in regulated industries.

So, to that end, Compliance for Office 365 combines the features of Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy (data loss prevention, email encryption), Proofpoint Enterprise Archive (archiving and eDiscovery) and Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (inbound/outbound email security) to greatly extend the core security and compliance features of Office 365's messaging environment.

In short, it helps ensure compliance for a wide variety of data protection and privacy mandates including the "alphabet soup" of HIPAA/HITECH, SOX, GLBA, PCI, FERPA, FINRA and SEC regulations.

Proofpoint followers won't really be surprised by this, as the concept is very similar to the work we already do with many large Microsoft BPOS customers such as the USDA.

To learn more about the features of Compliance for Office 365, check out our new product page or register for our July 20th live web seminar, Microsoft Office 365: Meeting Encryption, Privacy and Compliance Requirements, where we'll detail the compliance and security features that come built into Office 365, and  how those match to enterprise requirements for data protection and privacy.

For the PDF-minded, we also have a new datasheet on Compliance for Office 365.

Exchange 2010 Email Archiving Features: Are they Enough for Your Organization?

Our live web seminar series continues on Wednesday, June 15th as Proofpoint email archiving experts present, "Why Relying on Exchange 2010 Alone for Archiving Could Cost You."

Join us to learn about recently introduced email retention and discovery features in Microsoft Exchange 2010, the extent of those features and how they match up with today's enterprise requirements for archiving and eDiscovery.

We'll discuss why those new features may not adequately address the full legal discovery, compliance and mailbox management features your organization requires.

As I've noted here regularly, failure to properly retain email and deploy the necessary technology to enable rapid discovery of electronic records in the case of lawsuits or regulatory actions can end up costing your organization significant time, money and effort.

We'll also discuss best practices for preparing your organization for the most common eDiscovery scenarios, the feature requirements you should consider when evaluating email archiving solutions and recent trends - such as the growing use of social media in the enterprise - that you should factor in when making decisions about your enterpise archiving strategy.

To register, visit our webinar registration page or simply fill out the form below. As always, all registrants will receive a link to the replay of the live webinar, so feel free to register even is you can't make it to the live event.