第五章数据中心的监测与管理MonitoringandManagingthe课件.pptVIP

Copyright ? 2006 EMC Corporation. Do not Copy - All Rights Reserved. Information Lifecycle Management is a strategy, not a product or service in itself; further, this strategy is proactive and dynamic in helping plan for IT growth as it relates to business needs, and reflects the value of information in a company. A successful information lifecycle management strategy must be: Business-centric by tying closely with key processes, applications, and initiatives of the business Centrally managed, providing an integrated view into all information assets of the business, both structured and unstructured Policy-based, anchored in enterprise-wide information management policies that span all processes, applications, and resources Heterogeneous, encompassing all types of platforms and operating systems Aligned with the value of data, matching storage resources to the value of the data to the business at any given point in time Copyright ? 2006 EMC Corporation. Do not Copy - All Rights Reserved. The process of implementing the ongoing modification of an Information Lifecycle Management strategy consists of four activities: Classify data and applications on the basis of business rules and policies to enable differentiated treatment of information Implement policies with information management tools—from creation to disposal of data Manage the environment with integrated tools that interface with multi-vendor platforms, and reduce operational complexity Tier storage resources to align with data classes - storing information in the right type of infrastructure based on its current value. Copyright ? 2006 EMC Corporation. Do not Copy - All Rights Reserved. Implementing an ILM strategy delivers key benefits that directly address the challenges of information management: Improved utilization, by the use of tiered platforms, and increased visibility into all enterprise information Simplified management by integration of process steps and interfaces to individual tools in place to