Received: from advisorygroups.snia.org ([66.179.20.232]) by alnrmxc23.comcast.net (alnrmxc23) with SMTP id <20070109224825a230055n44e>; Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:48:25 +0000 Received: (qmail 32384 invoked by uid 1002); 9 Jan 2007 14:48:12 -0800 Received: (qmail 31701 invoked from network); 9 Jan 2007 14:47:27 -0800 From: To: Subject: [dmf] DMF eBulletin Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:47:27 -0500 Message-ID: 20070109224727.24203.2151@advisorygroups.snia.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0094_01C76EF0.0057D0F0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-Originating-IP: [66.179.20.232] X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Thread-Index: Acc0QEVi49IA941xSuimj6htCgdihA== List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C76EF0.0057D0F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable DMF eBulletin =20 January 9, 2007. Issue 7 Your source for the latest Data Management Forum News and Events:=20 Welcome to 2007! The Data Management Forum is looking forward to an exciting, activity = packed year. We are finalizing plans for conference participation (SNW Spring = and Fall), new white papers, tutorials and speaking engagements, and a major = web update. We will have exciting news soon on the Enterprise Information = World 2007 conference focused on Information-based Management practices for = the Data Center. Do you have ideas or comments on what the DMF should be = doing in 2007? Send them to porter_jeffk@emc.com. Find a passion and get = involved today! Information Lifecycle Management Initiative (ILMI) Update:=20 The ILMI Professional Services Task Force has been hard at work for the = past 8 months. The mission of this new task force is to look at the areas of commonality shared by Professional Services practitioners with regard to = ILM engagements. The goal is to review common areas of terminology, process, = and scope in order to identify areas that all vendors share in common. Starting today, and in the next two eBulletins, we will be hi-lighting = the fruits of their labor. The first such deliverable from this task force = is a tutorial titled, "Calculating the ROI of Information Lifecycle = Management," which was presented by Bob Rogers of Application Matrix at SNW last = October in Orlando. This tutorial addresses how Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) is a way of life; not a product. ILM offers the possibility of aligning scarce and valuable resources to processes and policies based = on their value to the business. Obviously, most businesses have many = different applications competing for resources, so service level objectives are imperative to ensure that performance is adequate. This presentation = focuses on a methodology using industry-accepted measurements to estimate the benefits and cost of an ILM project. To view the complete tutorial online, go to: http://www.snia.org/education/tutorials/2006/fall/data-management/Calcula= tin g_the_ROI_of_ILMl.pdf If you have questions about this tutorial or any other professional = services related activities - enter a question for the DMF "Ask the Experts" = panel at: http://www.snia-dmf.org/experts/pstf.shtml. Winter SNIA Symposium - starts January 29th in Sunny San Jose = California:=20 SNIA members traditionally meet twice a year for a week of focused Committee, Forum, Technical Work Group, and Birds of a Feather Sessions. = The DMF has scheduled a number of meetings throughout the week, and they are listed on the current schedule found at: http://www.snia.org/members/eventcentral/2007wintersymposium. To find = out more and register for the event please go to: https://www.snia.org/apps/Winter_Symposium/register.php. Watch for these informative emails about twice a month with news on Data Management Forum activities and events. Comments, topic suggestions and questions are always welcome. Please send emails to ebull@advisorygroups.snia.org. Copyright=A9 2007, SNIA Data Management Forum ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C76EF0.0057D0F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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January 9, 2007. Issue 7

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Your source for the latest Data Management Forum News and Events: =

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Welcome to = 2007!

The Data Management Forum is looking forward to an exciting, activity = packed year. We are finalizing plans for conference participation (SNW = Spring and Fall), new white papers, tutorials and speaking engagements, = and a major web update. We will have exciting news soon on the = Enterprise Information World 2007 conference focused on = Information-based Management practices for the Data Center. Do you have = ideas or comments on what the DMF should be doing in 2007? Send them to = porter_jeffk@emc.com. Find = a passion and get involved today!

Information Lifecycle Management = Initiative (ILMI) Update:

The ILMI Professional Services Task Force has been hard at work for = the past 8 months. The mission of this new task force is to look at the = areas of commonality shared by Professional Services practitioners with = regard to ILM engagements. The goal is to review common areas of = terminology, process, and scope in order to identify areas that all = vendors share in common.

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Starting today, and in the next two eBulletins, we will be = hi-lighting the fruits of their labor. The first such deliverable = from this task force is a tutorial titled, "Calculating the ROI of = Information Lifecycle Management," which was presented by Bob Rogers of = Application Matrix at SNW last October in Orlando. This tutorial = addresses how Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) is a way of life; = not a product. ILM offers the possibility of aligning scarce and = valuable resources to processes and policies based on their value to the = business. Obviously, most businesses have many different applications = competing for resources, so service level objectives are imperative to = ensure that performance is adequate. This presentation focuses on a = methodology using industry-accepted measurements to estimate the = benefits and cost of an ILM project.

To view the complete tutorial online, go to:
http://www.snia.org/education/tutorials= /2006/fall/data-management/Calculating_the_ROI_of_ILMl.pdf

If you have questions about this tutorial or any other professional = services related activities - enter a question for the DMF "Ask the = Experts" panel at: http://www.snia-dmf.o= rg/experts/pstf.shtml.

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Winter SNIA Symposium - starts = January 29th in Sunny San Jose California:

SNIA members traditionally meet twice a year for a week of focused = Committee, Forum, Technical Work Group, and Birds of a Feather Sessions. = The DMF has scheduled a number of meetings throughout the week, and = they are listed on the current schedule found at: http://www.snia.org/members/eventcentral/2007wintersymposium.<= /a> To find out more and register for the event please go to: https://www.snia.org/apps/Winter_Symposium/register.php.

Watch for these informative emails about twice a month with news on = Data Management Forum activities and events. Comments, topic suggestions = and questions are always welcome. Please send emails to ebull@advisorygroups.snia.o= rg.

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