信息管理的复杂性.ppt

Historically a centralized model for computing and data storage was the only available option. Processes had to be in place to access the data. This model introduced considerable delays in new application development and deployment. Access to data (such as a report request or for archived data) was predicated on business needs. Computational power was deemed more important than the immediacy of access. With advances in networking, the client-server model became prevalent. In this distributed model, business units within an enterprise could have access to their own servers and storage. Applications no longer had to wait in one central queue for data access and execution. However this leads to fragmentation of information. It also becomes difficult to enforce uniform processes and policies, as well as to manage these islands of information. The concept of Networked Storage grew out of these requirements. Production has its collection of clients, servers, and storage Finance has its collection of clients, servers, and storage Human Resources with its collection of clients, servers, and storage, etc. Technologies and strategies were developed so that data can be stored centrally and allowed access to it for different applications. Network Storage allows servers to access data. There are two main ways to access data in Network Storage – SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Attached Storage) which will be discussed in more detail throughout the course. The benefits of using a networked storage solution is that in each case, the data is centrally located and kept on disk in a storage system. Consolidation of data storage into centralized arrays is just a part of overall Information Management. Several challenges have to be addressed such as: Planning for capacity growth: information growth is relentless. With the explosion of data creation, the solutions deployed should be able to keep up with this ever increasing demand. Classifying data: the value of i