IT experts and CIOs are constantly searching for better ways to manage the information that is vital to their company's existence and for methods of improving data storage management systems. The challenge is about keeping three fundamental factors in balance: 1) the exponential growth of data; 2) content integrity; and 3) investments in technology, time and staff. Only a well-crafted storage strategy can provide the solution. This white paper provides an overview of a storage strategy that works ?C hierarchical storage management (HSM), and what you need to consider.