I was once told that genius is taking something complex and making it simple for anyone to understand. Well by no means am I a genius, but I do enjoy translating technology and concepts speak, into real-world business benefits. All too often the high-tech industry speaks in the language of fuel injection, spark plugs and carburetors versus simply speaking about travel and getting from point A to point B.
So onto the subject matter, an information SPA – There is certainly a constant apart from death and taxes and that is information continues to grow. A number of industry analysts report that information is doubling every 18 months presenting a real challenge for organizations both in the enterprise, public sector, government as well as the individual user. A primary key step in managing information is one, understanding what you have, and second what the relevancy is to your business.
We can break this down into 3 easy elements;
#1 (S) we must understand the Information State, examples of which, (but not limited to) are …
- Is the data physical or digital, if physical then what type, paper/film etc?
- Data type: Transactional, operational, static/fixed, or reference data
- Data type: Structured (database), Semi structured (email), Unstructured (files)
- What policies need to apply?
- Value of information and change of value over value over time?
- Can it be archived, online or off-line, Deleted, if so when
- Security level, access rights, does this change over time
- Policy enforcement and changes overtime on all of the above
#2 (P) we should decide on the Information Placement which will enable increased efficiency, reduced costs and meet your business needs. Examples below may be...
- Where to store it initially and over time or by policy - primary, secondary, on-line, off-line
- Within a device – by RAID type, by disk type – do I know by cost by tier
- Policy and when to move from one tier to another
- Move to trash, when to delete
- Policy enforcement and changes over time on all of the above
#3 (A) we must also decide on the Information Availability, in order to support our business remembering that it is the information that powers our applications and business. Examples again below of what you should consider in order to maximize your information infrastructure…
- High performance, mid, low?
- Replication for HA required?
- Which applications to have access?
- Which users, all, subset, executive, by department, mobile?
- Which devices – storage, server, PC, PDA, phone?
- Policy enforcement and changes overtime on all of the above
All 3 elements’ characteristics may change over time or by policy. By simply following and considering these steps and factors, a business can directly benefit ensuring Business Continuity, Achieve IT Consolidation, enable you to address Compliance and overall gain far better control of your information that powers your business; Simply referred to as your Information SPA.
Check out http://www.hp.com/go/ilm and http://www.hp.com/go/storage/solutions
So onto the subject matter, an information SPA – There is certainly a constant apart from death and taxes and that is information continues to grow. A number of industry analysts report that information is doubling every 18 months presenting a real challenge for organizations both in the enterprise, public sector, government as well as the individual user. A primary key step in managing information is one, understanding what you have, and second what the relevancy is to your business.
We can break this down into 3 easy elements;
#1 (S) we must understand the Information State, examples of which, (but not limited to) are …
- Is the data physical or digital, if physical then what type, paper/film etc?
- Data type: Transactional, operational, static/fixed, or reference data
- Data type: Structured (database), Semi structured (email), Unstructured (files)
- What policies need to apply?
- Value of information and change of value over value over time?
- Can it be archived, online or off-line, Deleted, if so when
- Security level, access rights, does this change over time
- Policy enforcement and changes overtime on all of the above
#2 (P) we should decide on the Information Placement which will enable increased efficiency, reduced costs and meet your business needs. Examples below may be...
- Where to store it initially and over time or by policy - primary, secondary, on-line, off-line
- Within a device – by RAID type, by disk type – do I know by cost by tier
- Policy and when to move from one tier to another
- Move to trash, when to delete
- Policy enforcement and changes over time on all of the above
#3 (A) we must also decide on the Information Availability, in order to support our business remembering that it is the information that powers our applications and business. Examples again below of what you should consider in order to maximize your information infrastructure…
- High performance, mid, low?
- Replication for HA required?
- Which applications to have access?
- Which users, all, subset, executive, by department, mobile?
- Which devices – storage, server, PC, PDA, phone?
- Policy enforcement and changes overtime on all of the above
All 3 elements’ characteristics may change over time or by policy. By simply following and considering these steps and factors, a business can directly benefit ensuring Business Continuity, Achieve IT Consolidation, enable you to address Compliance and overall gain far better control of your information that powers your business; Simply referred to as your Information SPA.
Check out http://www.hp.com/go/ilm and http://www.hp.com/go/storage/solutions
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