The relationship between Microsoft Corporation and CA spans many years and brings decades of business experience, research and development, and enterprise-wide best practices to the industry. The research and development efforts and joint business commitments of both companies provide a far-reaching foundation for business, industry, education and government as they transform themselves in the new era of electronic business.
Microsoft and CA have recently concentrated their efforts on solutions for compliance, legal and governance responsibilities.
Information Governance
The complexity of digital information in its many formats and repositories combined with burgeoning records management requirements presents organizations with governance, risk and compliance challenges. In addition, organizations must still get business done. Ensuring that users can quickly access the appropriate information, when and how they need it, is paramount to staying competitive. The ability to actively find information quickly, share knowledge, and make informed decisions can determine an organization's ability to remain agile.
To meet these challenges, CA and Microsoft have developed complementary technologies that unify and simplify information governance. Working with Microsoft platforms, CA Information Governance integrates information lifecycles and processes with governance controls and policies, aiding eDiscovery as well as managing records and non-records, including email.
The partnership between CA and Microsoft leverages their respective strengths as it aligns CA's global resources in enterprise IT management and governance with Microsoft's leadership in software, services, solutions and platform technology. CA and Microsoft offer an integrated approach to Information Governance that yields out-of-the-box solutions delivering unprecedented functionality, extended capabilities, better performance and better value. Together, CA and Microsoft technology facilitates records security, storage and Federated Records Management, offering integrated solutions to the most complex information challenges facing organizations today.
CA/Microsoft solutions support the corporate governance initiatives of today's organizations by delivering information governance that:
- Reduces costs
- Minimizes risk and exposure
- Increases litigation preparedness
- Aligns policies with regulatory, legal and business requirements
- Ensures consistent application of policies to all content, regardless of format or location
- Maximizes existing technology investments