Received: from advisorygroups.snia.org ([66.179.20.232]) by sccrmxc21.comcast.net (sccrmxc21) with SMTP id <20070123172624s21005qq53e>; Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:26:25 +0000 Received: (qmail 19402 invoked by uid 1002); 23 Jan 2007 09:26:05 -0800 Received: (qmail 18824 invoked from network); 23 Jan 2007 09:25:05 -0800 From: To: Subject: [dmf] DMF eBulletin Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:25:05 -0500 Message-ID: 20070123172505.28115.99057@advisorygroups.snia.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0098_01C76EF0.005C8BE0" 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: Acc/E5uN/Cg95mMqRguXzTV0/4xGLA== List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0098_01C76EF0.005C8BE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable DMF eBulletin =20 January 23, 2007. Issue # 8 Your source for the latest Data Management Forum News and Events:=20 _____ =20 WHITEPAPER OFFERED BY THE INFORMATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE The second in a series of eBulletin updates from the ILMI Professional Services Task force is a whitepaper authored by Bob "Mister" Rogers = titled "Storage Service Management, The Foundation of ILM". This paper outlines some of the initial discussions and findings of the ILMI Professional Services Task Force. Here is a short abstract of the paper: The cost of retaining and managing information can easily become overwhelming; and yet, few enterprises today offer differentiated = storage services to their business processes. Understanding the business process lifecycle can redirect resources that are being used by less deserving applications to the "bread-winner" business processes. The repertoire of Storage Administrators and Enterprise Architects has generally not = included the storage and information aspects of business processes; however, = taking the time to learn them can yield significant results. ILM is a dramatic change in information management, focusing on the = value of information and delivering storage services based on management requirements. If this sounds reminiscent of the IT Infrastructure = Library (ITIL) approach to systems management, or the IT Governance Institute's Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (CobiT), they = are inextricably linked to one another. This White Paper is intended to discuss the issues and benefits arising = from an information lifecycle management (ILM) effort and can be found in the resource library of the DMF website at http://www.snia-dmf.org/library/index.shtml. _____ =20 DE-DUPLICATION: WHO IS INTERESTED? The DMF Data Protection Initiative is assessing the interest level of = its membership in promoting and providing education about de-duplication. Depending on interest levels, a SIG or some specific project initiatives = may be initiated. An exploratory meeting is scheduled as part of the DPI = agenda at the SNIA Winter Symposium in San Jose on January 31. All interested parties are encouraged to attend. If your company is interested in = exploring de-duplication initiatives within DPI, please contact DPI co-chairs = Jason Iehl and Agnes Lamont at Jason.Iehl@quantum.com and agnes.lamont@timespring.com. _____ =20 RECENT DMF TOPICS IN THE NEWS Storage Networking Times - = The Coming Archive Crisis: Requirements for Long-Term Digital Information Retention InfoStor - ILM Advice: Collaboration is Critical 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 UNSUBSCRIBE: To unsubscribe, please update your ADVISORYGROUPS.snia.org account = settings: http://advisorygroups.snia.org/kmembers/person/change_personal_info FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD? To reset your ADVISORYGROUPS.snia.org password, visit: http://advisorygroups.snia.org/kmembership_info/request_password ------=_NextPart_000_0098_01C76EF0.005C8BE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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January = 23, 2007. Issue # 8

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

WHITEPAPER OFFERED BY THE INFORMATION LIFECYCLE = MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE

The = second in a series of eBulletin updates from the ILMI Professional = Services Task force is a whitepaper authored by Bob "Mister" = Rogers titled "Storage Service = Management, The Foundation of ILM". This paper outlines some of the = initial discussions and findings of the ILMI Professional Services Task = Force. Here is a short abstract of the paper:

The cost = of retaining and managing information can easily become overwhelming; = and yet, few enterprises today offer differentiated storage services to = their business processes. Understanding the business process lifecycle = can redirect resources that are being used by less deserving = applications to the "bread-winner" business processes. The = repertoire of Storage Administrators and Enterprise Architects has = generally not included the storage and information aspects of business = processes; however, taking the time to learn them can yield significant = results.

ILM is a = dramatic change in information management, focusing on the value of = information and delivering storage services based on management = requirements. If this sounds reminiscent of the IT Infrastructure = Library (ITIL) approach to systems management, or the IT Governance = Institute's Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology = (CobiT), they are inextricably linked to one another.

This = White Paper is intended to discuss the issues and benefits arising from = an information lifecycle management (ILM) effort and can be found in the = resource library of the DMF website at
http://www.snia-dmf.= org/library/index.shtml.

DE-DUPLICATION: WHO IS = INTERESTED?

The DMF = Data Protection Initiative is assessing the interest level of its = membership in promoting and providing education about de-duplication. = Depending on interest levels, a SIG or some specific project initiatives = may be initiated. An exploratory meeting is scheduled as part of the DPI = agenda at the SNIA Winter Symposium in San Jose on January 31. All = interested parties are encouraged to attend. If your company is = interested in exploring de-duplication initiatives within DPI, please = contact DPI co-chairs Jason Iehl and Agnes Lamont at Jason.Iehl@quantum.com and agnes.lamont@timespring.com.

RECENT DMF TOPICS IN THE NEWS

Storage Networking Times - The Coming Archive Crisis: = Requirements for Long-Term Digital Information = Retention

InfoStor - ILM Advice: = Collaboration is Critical

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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