Information Lifecycle Management

This book explores the new world of "Information Lifecycle Management" (ILM), from its beginnings in data storage, to today's need to comply with regulations in businesses. It has particular significance now that Regulatory Compliance has become such a pressing issue for companies worldwide, but that is not its sole motivator. Information (and the collective 'corporate knowledge') has become a greater and greater asset to business today, and collecting, storing and being able to retrieve an ever-increasing volume of information has become more difficult and more compelling. This subject is important to all business people, technology practitioners and managers today. "Information Lifecycle Management" is an evolved stage of a stream of technology processes that have bridged and encompassed a number of technology generations. As the component value proposition has changed with the generations, the approach and solutions have changed dramatically.
Where it is headed may be the most interesting phase of all, as it will increasingly be possible that ILM will become part of the technology itself and take on the 'intelligent' characteristics that are slowly making their way into current technologies.
 
This book explores the new world of "Information Lifecycle Management" (ILM), from its beginnings in data storage, to today's need to comply with regulations in businesses. It has particular significance now that Regulatory Compliance has become such a pressing issue for companies worldwide, but that is not its sole motivator. Information (and the collective 'corporate knowledge') has become a greater and greater asset to business today, and collecting, storing and being able to retrieve an ever-increasing volume of information has become more difficult and more compelling. This subject is important to all business people, technology practitioners and managers today. "Information Lifecycle Management" is an evolved stage of a stream of technology processes that have bridged and encompassed a number of technology generations. As the component value proposition has changed with the generations, the approach and solutions have changed dramatically.
Where it is headed may be the most interesting phase of all, as it will increasingly be possible that ILM will become part of the technology itself and take on the 'intelligent' characteristics that are slowly making their way into current technologies.