A critical component for being in compliance with these industry-specific mandates is possessing current and historical documentation that provides detailed configuration settings of the IT Infrastructure.

For example, the healthcare industry is working towards compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996—known as HIPAA. Within HIPAA is the requirement for the security and confidentiality protection of electronic health information. Ecora’s products contribute toward compliance with the security requirements of HIPAA by providing current (and historical) detailed configuration reports to support auditing, security, and disaster recovery.


There are similar requirements in the financial industry, including Gramm-Leach-Bliley, mandated by the Federal Reserve System, which requires recording detailed configuration settings for security and backup. Firms that are ISO-9000-compliant or working towards that certification also require extensive documentation of IT processes and policies.

In summary, detailed configuration settings for all the major devices on your network should be kept accessible and up-to-date in order to speed recovery in the event of a disaster. Most companies do not maintain such documentation due to a lack of resources. Automated solutions exist that take the guesswork out of documentation and enable staff to schedule a variety of summary and change reports. Reports on settings are not only useful for restoring a network 40 percent faster in the event of a disaster, but also furnish crucial compliance information.