Description

Introduction

In today’s regulatory landscape, organizations must ensure their data is securely managed, compliant with legal standards, and easily auditable. Rubrik provides robust tools for compliance reporting, data governance, and retention management, helping organizations meet regulatory requirements while simplifying audit processes.

This training will guide participants through Rubrik’s capabilities for compliance reporting, data classification, policy enforcement, and governance workflows, empowering IT and compliance teams to efficiently manage and monitor data according to organizational and regulatory standards.

Prerequisites

1. Basic understanding of data protection and backup concepts.
2. Familiarity with Rubrik UI and core functionalities.
3. Knowledge of SLA domains, policies, and retention management.
4. Understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOX) is beneficial but not mandatory.

Table of Contents

Module 1: Overview of Compliance and Data Governance

1. Importance of compliance reporting in modern IT environments
2. Key data governance principles
3. Regulatory frameworks and standards (GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, etc.)

Module 2: Rubrik Compliance Features

1. Introduction to Rubrik compliance and governance tools
2. Immutable backups and WORM storage for regulatory compliance
3. Data retention and retention lock policies

Module 3: Policy-Based Governance

1. Creating and managing compliance-focused SLA domains
2. Implementing retention policies to meet regulatory requirements
3. Automating data lifecycle management

Module 4: Reporting and Audit Capabilities

1. Generating compliance reports in Rubrik
2. Tracking and auditing data access and changes
3. Customizing reports for internal and external audits

Module 5: Data Classification and Tagging

1. Using Rubrik Polaris and metadata tagging for governance
2. Classifying sensitive and regulated data
3. Integrating classification into reporting and retention policies

Module 6: Governance Best Practices

1. Ensuring policy adherence and audit readiness
2. Mitigating risks with monitoring and alerting
3. Aligning data governance strategy with corporate compliance requirements

Module 7: Hands-On Lab / Practical Exercises

1. Configuring SLA domains and retention policies
2. Creating and running compliance reports
3. Tagging and classifying datasets for governance
4. Simulating audit scenarios

Module 8: Summary and Next Steps

1. Key takeaways from Rubrik compliance and governance
2. Recommendations for continuous compliance monitoring
3. Additional resources and learning paths.