WHITE PAPER - This brief white paper outlines information lifecycle management (ILM), a set of strategies for managing the growth, storage and retrieval of information over its useful life. Its goal is to ensure that frequently accessed data is returned as fast as possible, while controlling storage costs.
Posted: December 1, 2011 | Published: December 1, 2011


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Storage | Data Warehouses | Information Management | Information Management Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems

WHITE PAPER - It's important not to confuse data backups with data archives; backups should not be used as archives and archiving products have many features that backups don’t. Read this white paper as W. Curtis Preston examines these differences further and discusses the dos and don’ts of each.
Posted: May 12, 2010 | Published: May 11, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Email Archiving | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - This expert white paper, written by storage guru Greg Shulz, is designed to give IT pros a better overall understanding of the strategic differences between short- and long-term data retention plans, what specific factors to consider when creating your backup plan, and the roles that disk and tape should play. Access this paper now to learn more.
Posted: May 3, 2010 | Published: March 18, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Content Archiving | Data Management | Data Recovery | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Tape Backups

WHITE PAPER - There's a trend toward enterprise information management (EIM), a practice that holistically coordinates teams and integrates tools, rather than having data and other information isolated and managed by independent teams using their own set of management tools.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Data Governance | Data Warehouses | Enterprise Resource Management | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Interoperability | Master Data Management | Unstructured Data