You can use information archiving platforms to meet information governance and compliance requirements, speed responses to investigations, and build a foundation for analytics on structured and unstructured data. But to achieve these benefits, you'll first have to select from a diverse set of vendors that vary by size, functionality, geography, and vertical market focus. Enterprise architecture (EA) professionals should use Forrester's Now Tech report to understand the value they can expect from an archiving provider and select vendors that best fit their requirements.