Strengthened consulting expertise will help organizations establish
and develop information governance programs to gain greater control of
information
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Iron
Mountain® Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the storage and information
management company, has expanded its information governance consulting
practice to help companies get a return on the value of their
information. These expanded capabilities, made available through a new
relationship between Iron Mountain and Contoural, Inc., a provider of
independent information governance consulting services, provide
customers with a single source of expertise for developing and
implementing a strategic information governance agenda.
Managing information has never been more complex, with new regulations,
heightened legal discovery requirements, stricter privacy and security
standards, and the threat of data breaches forcing organizations to
examine their approach to managing paper and electronic records and
data. Information governance, which focuses on applying policies and
controls around information for better control, stronger security and
greater access, can help organizations meet these requirements while
also helping to increase productivity and lower costs. As a result, more
organizations are looking to implement information governance programs,
but lack the capability and expertise to do so.
Iron Mountain’s Professional Services offers consulting to help
companies organize their information governance objectives around key
building blocks essential to implementing their programs. These include
program assessment and strategy development, information privacy and
risk, litigation readiness, retention and disposition, data
classification, information mapping, and access. Through its strategic
relationship with Contoural, Iron Mountain offers enhanced capabilities
to help guide organizations seeking to establish an information
governance steering committee, develop strategy to safeguard structured
and unstructured data against breaches, implement best practices for
eDiscovery practices, and gain greater employee adherence to policies
and measure ongoing program performance through consulting-led behavior
change management offerings.
“Our customers must manage a complex environment of electronically
stored and physical information, making sure it’s governed, secure and
actionable,” said Blaine Rigler, senior vice president, Global Solutions
for Iron Mountain. “To help customers meet their information needs, we
seek companies like Contoural that complement our strengths and extend
our ability to address customer needs across the information management
spectrum. Contoural’s approach to information governance initiatives is
a strong accompaniment to our portfolio.”
“Our specific expertise in information governance combined with Iron
Mountain’s broad offerings reduces complexity for customers while
delivering true business value” said Mark Diamond, President and CEO of
Contoural. “Together, we are taking a comprehensive approach that
engages and builds consensus across multiple stakeholders in an
organization.”
For more information on the Iron Mountain/Contoural offering, visit www.ironmountain.com/Services/Consulting/Risk-Management/Strategy-and-Governance.aspx
or visit Iron Mountain at the 2015
AIIM Conference in booths 38 and 39.
About Contoural, Inc.
Contoural is the largest independent provider of information governance
consulting services. Serving as a trusted advisor to more than 30% of
the Fortune 500, plus medium sized-companies as well as numerous Federal
Agencies Contoural’s experienced consultants combine expertise in
records and information management, litigation readiness, privacy and
other sensitive information, with effective employee behavior change
management and technology. Recognized as the industry leader in
Information Governance, Contoural helps companies ensure compliance,
reduce risks and lower costs. For more information, please visit
Contoural at www.contoural.com
or call 1-800-390-0800.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a leading provider of storage
and information management services. The company’s real estate network
of over 67 million square feet across more than 1,000 facilities in 36
countries allows it to serve customers around the world. And its
solutions for records
management, data
management, document
management, data
center management and secure
shredding help organizations to lower storage costs, comply with
regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information.
Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of
information assets, including business documents, backup tapes,
electronic files and medical data. Visit www.ironmountain.com
for more information.
Source: Iron Mountain