Document Management Roll-up: SharePoint Gets Cloud Archiving, Salesforce And Microsoft CRM Seminars

This week in document management brings us plenty of Microsoft news including SharePoint (news, site) archiving in the cloud and a new secure cloud service to simplify doing business for the Feds.

SharePoint Archiving On The Cheap

LiveOffice (news, site) which provides cloud-based email archiving, email compliance and email continuity solutions has just announced the release of SharePoint Archive in the cloud.

To date it is the only SharePoint archiving solution designed to facilitate comprehensive legal eDiscovery searches for SharePoint files, at least that’s what LiveOffice is saying.

It also allows end users to quickly search and retrieve files directly from their email clients — all for a flat monthly price that includes unlimited storage and retention.

We’re always interested in SharePoint and SharePoint archiving is going to be one of the big issues in the near future, especially with the release of SharePoint 2010. Some estimates suggest SharePoint stored files will grow by an estimated 25 percent per year for every year into the future.

Cloud based solutions will give companies with a way to quickly and affordably access these files as SharePoint usage explodes without having to take out a bank loan.

Practically certain that this will not be the only cloud-based SharePoint archiving solution by the end of the year.

Microsoft Takes Feds To The Cloud

And speaking of the cloud, Microsoft (news, site) has just unveiled a number of new enhancements and certifications for the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) that should help allay fears about cloud security and privacy.

Hardly surprising really, as the announcement was made at a conference of public sector CIOs. Microsoft announced a new cloud offering based on BPOS specifically for government and government agencies.

The new Business Productivity Online Suite Federal is optimized to meet the security, privacy and compliance needs of U.S. federal government agencies. Future capabilities will include two-factor authentication, enhanced encryption and the expected attainment of Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification.

The service is housed on separate, dedicated infrastructure in secured facilities. Physical access to those systems is limited by biometric access controls to a small number of individuals who, in compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), must be citizens of the United States who have undergone rigorous background checks, including fingerprinting.

Microsoft And Salesforce.com Square-Up

Already missing the head-to-head action and excitement of the Winter Olympics like some of us here? Well maybe as a substitute you might take note that Salesforce.com (news, site) and Microsoft Dynamics CRM are both to hold webinars on the same day focusing on customer relationship management.

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This week in document management brings us plenty of Microsoft news including SharePoint (news, site) archiving in the cloud and a new secure cloud service to simplify doing business for the Feds.