Best practices in data classification for ILM strategy

Data classification is a key underlying activity that enables an economically

feasible implementation of ILM. It is a process that defines at a minimum, the

performance, recovery, and retrieval characteristics of an enterprise's

different sets of data, grouping them into logical categories to allow storage

management activities to be mass customized.

Without well designed, carefully managed data taxonomy, the cost reductions

and service improvements promised by an Information Lifecycle Management

strategy will not be broadly available.

The best practices data classification approach outlined in this paper will

provide other benefits. The approach recommended will clarify the linkage of

business processes to data, helping align IT with business priorities and will

help to delineate the worth of information by providing clear categories of

information value.

Source: Networked Information Systems

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