ILM Tutorial - Tiered Storage & The Need For Classification

Classification: The Cornerstone for Compliance and Cost-driven Information Management Sheila Childs, EMCEdgar StPierre, EMCSNIA Legal NoticeThe material contained in this tutorial is copyrighted by the SNIA. Member companies and individuals may use this material in presentations and literature under the following conditions:Any slide or slides used must be reproduced without modificationThe SNIA must be acknowledged as source of any material used in the body of any document containing material from these presentations.This presentation is a project of the SNIA Education Committee.April 2008 2Classification Cornerstone© 2008 Storage Networking Industry Association. All Rights Reserved.AbstractClassification: the cornerstone for Compliance- and Cost-driven Information ManagementWithout a clear understanding of all the information under management in your environment, it is impossible to get a handle on information growth, compliance-related risk mitigation and information management costs. The practice of information classification is fundamental to an effective information- centric ILM strategy. Information classification requires that I.T. administrators work with Line-of-Business and knowledge workers to gain an understanding of the data to be managed. Once a clear set of goals and policies are established you can efficiently organize your information into tiers of service that will meet the performance, protection, and compliance ...