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Information Lifecycle Management

Information Lifecycle Management. What is information lifecycle management?. Information lifecycle management (ILM) provides a practical methodology for aligning storage costs with business priorities. Data Classification to organize data based on information requirements

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Information Lifecycle Management

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  1. Information Lifecycle Management

  2. What is information lifecycle management? • Information lifecycle management (ILM) provides a practical methodology for aligning storage costs with business priorities. • Data Classification to organize data based on information requirements • ILM is a set of policies, solutions, architectures, and services to manage information effectively, automatically, and quickly—from the time the data is created to the time it’s no longer needed

  3. Benefits of Information Lifecycle Management • Benefits of implementing ILM architecture occur in two key areas • The first is direct improvement in the performance of storage management and IT. These improvements drive cost reductions (without sacrificing service levels) and add to the overall profitability of the firm. • The second area is enabling business strategy, by improving overall enterprise alignment, performance, agility, and information use.

  4. Benefits of Information Lifecycle Management

  5. ILM Process

  6. Tiered Storage for ILM • What is tiered storage for ILM ? • Tiered storage is the assignment of different categories of data to different types of storage media in order to reduce total storage cost. Categories may be based on levels of protection needed, performance requirements, frequency of use, and other considerations. Since assigning data to particular media may be an ongoing and complex activity, some vendors provide software for automatically managing the process based on a company-defined policy.

  7. Tiered Storage for ILM – An Example

  8. Tiered Storage for ILM – An example

  9. Keys to achieving business value from an ILM architecture • Mutual competence • Describes “company-wide IT skills” which is a combination of the technical and business skills of IT people and the IT skills of business people. • Competence needs to be a two-way street to achieve the maximum possible business value from IT investments.

  10. Keys to achieving business value from an ILM architecture • Strategic alignment of business and IT • The linkage between the business and IT is strengthened, allowing IT to be more responsive to dynamic business requirements. • Improves the ability of the business to adapt to changes in economic, competitive, or business conditions.

  11. Keys to achieving business value from an ILM architecture • The alignment system must impact accountability on both sides of the business/IT partnership, and spending based on business value and impact. • Establish an environment of accountability and measurability, promoting rational, shared expectations between the business and IT.

  12. Keys to achieving business value from an ILM architecture • IT responsibilities include interacting and planning with business process owners, establishing service level agreements and objectives, managing to them, and reporting on IT’s performance to business process owners.

  13. Keys to achieving business value from an ILM architecture • Strong governance practices • The role of governance is to help create an environment in which IT can deliver its full value.

  14. Keys to achieving business value from an ILM architecture • Relationship processes • It describe the ongoing effort of consultative individuals, reporting both to IT and business process owners, to provide day-to-day linkage of priorities and requirements. • Communication of results • Formal aspects of service level management provide business owners with transparency into the IT organization, day-to-day communications help both business

  15. Keys to achieving business value from an ILM architecture • Innovation leadership. • Joint involvement in business innovation efforts provides business and IT leaders the opportunity to drive continuous improvement and quality.

  16. References • http://www.exalead.com • www.snia.org • www.ibm.com • http://www.mindtree.com • www.emc.com • http://www.docscontrol.com

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