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Published: 22 Oct 2012
Betting on an enterprise-level virtual tape library (VTL)

This article is part of the Vol. 7 No. 6 August 2008 issue of Betting on an enterprise-level virtual tape library (VTL)

Four steps to keeping it simple. We make things too hard on ourselves. We sometimes exaggerate our own abilities and complicate our own processes to create a perception of increased value, rather than solve whatever issue needs to be fixed. When vendors do it, it's for a competitive advantage. On the user side, it's considered good for job security. But rational human beings consider it stupid. Take information lifecycle management (ILM). It's a simple-to-understand concept--information has a lifecycle, so manage it accordingly. Duh. Don't put Napster files on the systems running financials. Easy enough, right? Yet that simple premise has spawned countless debates, violent competition and, despite all that attention, seems to have created virtually no significant impact on IT whatsoever. So forget everything you've ever heard or considered regarding ILM, tiered storage, multilayered data and so on. Think about this instead: There are four simple stages of life for any kind of information. This rule applies no matter where information is born or how it lives;... Access >>>

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      We sometimes complicate our processes to create a perception of increased value. Forget information lifecycle management and tiered storage; concentrate on the four simple stages of life for any kind of information.

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