Case Study Demo 2

The Czech National Bank EmmanuelGravino has over 1500 email users. All email infrastructure must not only be stringently protected from any infections by malware, but email messages must also be store and kept accessible for a protected from any infections by malware, period of 10 years. Given that each day 2 to 4 GB of email messages are added to this volume, it was clear that such amounts of email cannot simply be stored in the email accounts of individual users, as this would place a great burden on the mail server. place a great burden on the mail server.

Based on a decision of the CNB’s Bank Board to archive all email communication, an in-house archiving system was created. However, this system permitted access to archived email messages only in exceptional, precisely defined cases, and normal users had no access to their older emails. As a result, users continued to archive their email by exporting it into large PST files, which make searching for specific email messages or restoring deleted messages a very lengthy process.

The CNB is the Czech Republic’s central bank, which oversees the financial market and addresses any crises in the market. It is a corporate entity governed by public law and has its headquarters in Prague, with seven regional offices located in Prague, Ústí nad Labem, Plzeň, České Budějovice, Hradec Králové, Brno and Ostrava. The CNB is part of the European system of central banks and participates in fulfilling its objectives and tasks. Like in every organization, at the Czech National Bank email is a key means of communication that requires smooth operation and maximum availability