Operations and IT Management

Running Head : INFORMATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT Introduction

Industries and organizations thrive on Information . The effective use of information so that it is aligned to meet the business demands is therefore a very crucial essential . The millions of bytes of data requires not only effective storage but processes which handle the data right from creation and disposal after it is no longer needed Maintenance of data in a cost effective manner is therefore a very significant activity in any organization . The answer to all the above is Information Lifecycle Management (ILM

What

is ILM

Technology in combination with processes and policies to effectively manage data to suit the requirements of the organization is what is the basis of Information Lifecycle Management . ILM manages the lifespan of data required by organizations . Storage medium , security , access rights and the way data will be accessed are all part of ILM activities . ILM through its dynamic process of reassessment of data , discards data which is no longer used . A tiered architecture is often used for ILM where in data which is redundant is often moved to storage media which is more cost effective

ILM is involved in the evolution of data , changes in the data over a period of time , its importance and finally disposal of obsolete data Most organization use business applications which are data centric Since voluminous amount data is involved many times it so happens there is not track of the amount if information available and the way it is stored . Often time...