Extract from Hanzo’s article “In-Place Preservation vs. Archiving: When to Use Each for Legal & Compliance”
One of the biggest sources of confusion for legal and compliance teams is knowing the difference between in-place preservation and archiving. Both strategies are critical for defensibility, but they serve very different purposes. Treating them as interchangeable can create unnecessary risk, inflate costs, and leave organizations exposed in litigation or audits.
In this article, we’ll break down what each approach means, when to use it, and how Hanzo helps enterprises apply both effectively.
In-Place Preservation: Definition, Benefits, and When to Use It
In-place preservation means locking down data where it lives—ignoring retention policies and preventing deletion attempts—without moving or altering it.
Not all technology vendors support this capability, but leading platforms like Slack, Microsoft, and Google Workspace do, allowing data to remain in its native environment under legal hold.
