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FEATURE: DATA MANAGEMENT
delete data if requested by the data
subject. Finally, data cannot be used for
any purpose other than the one for which
explicit (not implied) consent was obtained.
Technology companies such as Commvault
are helping businesses to comply with
GDPR regulations. For instance, Commvault
has announced a new analytics portfolio
of applications, capabilities, solutions
and services for GDPR. This new portfolio
includes applications and an application
framework, new capabilities, solutions, and
packaged service offerings created to help
customers obtain improved data insights
for compliance.
Commvault’s analytics portfolio will
empower its customers to simplify
management of growing data amounts,
and activate this data to reduce risk
and improve business outcomes. The
first application in the portfolio is for
information governance and data privacy
and was demonstrated at Commvault GO
2017. Fully integrated into the Commvault
Data Platform, the new application offers
customers the ability to identify, manage
and reduce data privacy risks in compliance
with the European Union’s General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Commvault’s new data privacy application
can address many GDPR compliance
challenges, enabling enterprises to better
understand what personal data they have,
respond to customer requests and meet
GDPR obligations regarding the collection,
storage and handling of personal data.
“Transforming enterprise data into a
strategic asset that can be used to cut
costs, improve customer service, reduce risk
exposure and otherwise increase stakeholder
value is no longer a nice competitive
advantage. It’s a requirement of success for
today’s digital businesses,” said N Robert
Hammer, Chairman, President and CEO of
Commvault. “With the introduction of the
new Commvault Data Analytics Portfolio
and its first application, we are delivering
on our vision to push Commvault further
into the analytics space while providing
customers with the mission-critical data
capabilities needed to solve their real-world
business challenges.” The general release of
Commvault’s information governance for
data privacy was expected to be available by
the end of December.
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Dr Jacqui Taylor,
founder of
flyingbinary.com
Intelligent CIO spoke to Dr Jacqui Taylor,
founder of flyingbinary.com about the
challenges European businesses might face
in complying with GDPR.
How will countries in Europe manage
to adopt the principles of GDPR?
Each of the European nation states have
been preparing for GDPR legislation since
the regulation was ratified by the European
Parliament. This two-year window which
closes on 24th May, 2018 has been used
across Europe by regulators to provide
guidance on what to expect and how to
prepare. From 25th May, 2018, GDPR will
be mandated for the management of
personal data of all European citizens. Based
on my involvement in the preparations of
both organisations and the Information
Commissioner’s Office, the readiness varies
across the European countries. From a UK
perspective, Brexit will have no impact on
this transition as the UK is preparing to
adopt and even reinforce the protections for
citizens provided by GDPR.
Do European businesses understand
the link between complying
with the GDPR regulations and
leveraging for IoT?
I believe that the predominant focus on
GDPR has been on the reach this regulation
has across the data value chain and of
course, the size of the fines. My company,
THE PREDOMINANT FOCUS ON GDPR
HAS BEEN ON THE REACH THIS
REGULATION HAS ACROSS THE DATA
VALUE CHAIN AND OF COURSE, THE
SIZE OF THE FINES.
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