INFORMATION STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT

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Digital universe The Information Explosion

Why Information Storage???

21st Century is information era rate is being created at ever increasing has become critical for success

Information Information

We live in an on-command, on-demand world

Social networking sites, e-mails, video and photo sharing website, online shopping, search engines etc

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management is a big

What is Data???

Collection of raw facts from which conclusions may be drawn

Most data is being converted into a digital format

Driven by user demand by

Facilitated

Lower cost and increased speed of storage Affordable and faster networks

Data can be categorized as either structured 5/2/12 unstructured data or

Define Information

Information is the intelligence and knowledge derived from data

Information technology(IT) is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by amicroelectronics-based combination ofcomputingand telecommunications.

Some of the modern and emerging fields of Information technology are next generation web 5/2/12 technologies,bioinformatics,cloud

Storage

Data created by individuals/businesses must be stored for further processing Type of storage used is based on the type of data and the rate at which it is created and used Examples:
Individuals:

Hard disk

Digital camera, Cell phone, DVDs, Hard disk, external disk arrays,

Businesses:

tape library
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model: An evolution

Storage Technology and Architecture Evolution

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FC SAN

IP

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JB Internal DAS

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RAID Arr ay

SAN / NA S

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Time

Data Center Infrastructure

Applications Databases Database Management System (DBMS) and the physical and logical storage of data Servers/Operating systems Networks (LAN and SAN) Storage arrays

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Example of a Data Center Infrastructure

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Stora ge

Storag e Area Networ k

Array

Applicati on User

OS and

Consider an order processing system consisting of: DBM Application for order entry S Interfac e Database Management System (DBMS) to store customer and product information Server/Operating System (OS) on which the application and database programs are run Networks that provide Connectivity between Clients and the Application/Database Server (LAN) Connectivity between the Server and the Storage system (SAN) 5/2/12 Storage Array database is stored on physical disks in the

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Optimal Order Processing Example

The application should be optimized for fast interaction with the DBMS The tables in the database should be constructed with care so the number of read/write operations can be minimized The server should have sufficient CPU and memory resources to satisfy application and DBMS needs

The different networks should provide fast communication between client and server, as well as server and storage array 5/2/12

Final Look at Data Access Example

It first searches the server memory; if data is found there, the operation takes about a millisecond If not, it uses the operating system to request the data from the storage array Dedicated high speed networks transport this request to the storage array storage arrays can deliver the requested data within a few milliseconds,

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Key Requirements for Data Center Elements

Manageability

Performance Scalability

Capacity

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Availability: all data center elements should be designed to ensure accessibility. Security : policies, procedures and proper integration of the data center core elements that will prevent unauthorized access to information must be established. Scalability: data center operations should be able to allocate additional proccessing capabilities or storage on demand,without interrupting bussiness operations. Performance: all the core elements of data center should be able to provide optimal performance and services. Data Integrity: it refers to mechanisms such as error correction codes or parity bits which ensures that 5/2/12 data is written to disk exactly as it was received.

Challenges in Managing Information

Exploding digital universe

Multifold increase of information growth

Increasing dependency on information

strategic use of information plays

Changing value of information

that is valuable today may become less important tomorrow.

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Some Constraints to Meet the Requirements

Cost Physical environment Maintenance and support Compliance regulatory and legal Hardware and software infrastructure Interoperability and compatibility

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Information Lifecycle Management

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Cre a t e

Acc e s s

Migr a t e

Arch i v e

Disp o s e

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A proactive strategy that enables an IT organization to effectively manage the data throughout its

Informaion lifecycle management:

ILM is a proactive strategy that enables an IT organization to effectively manage the data throughout its lifecycle based on predefined bussiness policies. An ILM strategy should include the following characteristics Bussiness centric Centrally Managed Policy based

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Implementation of Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)

Classify data / applications based on business rules

Implement policies with information management tools

Integrated management of storage environment

Organize storage resources to align with data classes

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The process of developing an ILM strategy has four activities classifying,implementing,managin g and organizing.

Classifying data and applications on the basis of bussiness rules and policies to enable differentiated treatment of information. Implementing policies by using information management tools,starting from the creation of data and ending with its disposal.

Managing the environment by using integrated tools to minimze operational complexity. 5/2/12

Benefits of Implementing ILM

Improved utilization

Tiered storage platforms

Simplified management

Processes, tools and automation

Simplified backup and recovery

A wider range of options to balance the need for business continuity

Maintaining compliance

Knowledge of what data needs to be protected for what length of time

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

By aligning the infrastructure and management costs with 5/2/12 information value

THANK YOU

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