Mimecast Cloud Archive

Score9.5 out of 10

33 Reviews and Ratings

What is Mimecast Cloud Archive?

Mimecast Cloud Archive provides an archive storage solution for data retention, as well as search and retrieval of email, attachments and MS Teams conversations. The cloud archiving solution offers search capabilities for employees and automated tools for administrators that simplify management of mailboxes, e-discovery and litigation support.

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Ed Gorenyuk

IT Manager in Information Technology at Western Global Airlines (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Mimecast Cloud Archive as a secure, scalable, and compliant email archiving solution across our entire organization. It plays a critical role in our data retention, eDiscovery, and compliance workflows by providing a tamper-proof repository of all inbound, outbound, and internal emails. It helps enforce retention and deletion policies automatically across the organization. The archive is searchable via Outlook and the Mimecast web portal, allowing employees to retrieve historical emails quickly without needing IT support.

Pros

Seamless Integration with Microsoft 365
eDiscovery & Search Capabilities

Cons

Customization of Retention Policies
Search Result Management and Export
User Interface

Return on Investment

Cost Savings on Storage and Infrastructure
Reduced IT Workload
Strengthened Compliance and Risk Management
Importing legacy email e.g pst into Mimecast was complex and required professional services.

Usability

Other Software Used

Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft 365, Comply365

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We needed to replace our previous on-prem e-mail archiving solution (Barracuda) with a could-based solution and do it in conjunction with our move to Exchange Online. After speaking and demoing all of the current best players in this space we decided to go with Mimecast as it just odes what is meant to do with no fuss and it works. The migration was seamless and the users took to it in no time. We use it across the whole Company and users rely on it as it allows them to keep records of all e-mails and also helps us when we need to retrieve messages from employees no longer at the company.

Pros

Unlimited archive capability.
Easy to search.
Easy to manage and deploy/migrate to.

Cons

The search interface (in the Admin panel) could be improved and made more intuitive.
The search period in the Outlook Plugin can't be changed from the default of 1 year, this needs to be customizable.
Add the ability to send messages from the web Interface.

Return on Investment

We needed a product that would allow us to keep at least 7 years worth of emails as required by the business and Mimecast, with its unlimited archiving, meets this requirement perfectly.
Being a cloud-based solution allowed us to save on hardware, infrastructure, and maintenance costs when compared to our previous on-prem appliance.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Barracuda Cloud Archive (formerly Sonian) and Proofpoint Archiving and Compliance

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365, Fortinet FortiGate, LastPass for Business, Cisco Intersight, Pure Storage FlashArray, ManageEngine OpManager

Verified User

Director in Information Technology (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Mimecast Cloud Archive to archive historical emails. Users can search for and recover old or deleted emails. We also us Mimecast Cloud Archive to perform case reviews for legal searches.

Pros

Search of historical emails
Integration with Outlook
Creation of cases for legal review

Cons

Support during implementation was minimal
Process to copy archived email to Mimecast Cloud Archive was difficult

Return on Investment

Allowed us to move off older on-premise hardware
Unlimited Cloud storage allows room for growth without expanding costs.

Usability

Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Mimecast Cloud Archive is our archive solution for all our email and has been for years. We have unlimited archiving with Mimecast Cloud Archive and regularly refer back to emails that are months or even years old. This solution is fairly easy to use, but can still take a bit to get used to.

Pros

Archives emails
easy searching of archives
easy retrieval or archives

Cons

searching for emails across mailboxes and making them easily accessible for others can be challenging

Return on Investment

The cost has gone up every year and it is becoming challenging to justify with all the updates Microsoft has made to their solution.

Usability

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Mimecast Cloud Archive ensures that we have an immutable standalone copy of all email inbound and outbound. This can significantly increase our speed in responding to requests for evidence or reviewing potential threats. We've found that by using Archive, we can set more aggressive retention rules and reduce the amount of data stored within Microsoft Exchange Online.

Pros

Immutability
Fast search.
Prompt access to evidence.

Cons

Notification where archive ingest trends change.

Return on Investment

Trust & Assurance

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft 365

Proofpoint Archive

Smarsh Compliance Management, use case

Global Relay Archive

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An cloud email archive that just works.

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