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ILM shows the way
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What's
In Store For Business
As organizations grow,
so does the amount of vital information from various
business areas. It's important to create policies,
strategies, and solutions to ensure safe storage,
backup, retrieval, and archival practices at any
point in the lifecycle of enterprise information.
And Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) strategies
do just this.
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Indian
Companies Have it in Store
Indian enterprises are increasingly using effective
storage strategies to control their growing storage
infrastructure. Here's how some of them are doing
it.
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Developing
on a Consolidated Platform
Sasken Communications, which develops telecom solutions
and runs an R&D center at Bangalore, needed to develop
a storage infrastructure that was consolidated and
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Documented
Storage Policy and ILM
LG Electronics Private
Limited has a documented storage policy and uses
ILM-specific strategies in its network.
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Choosing
an ILM Solution
ILM is not simply about
products; it's more about policies and procedures.
So the ideal solution provider would be one who
has a clear understanding of the ILM concept and
also understands your business well.
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Company
Watch
Now that you have
been through the scope of ILM solutions,
youre probably evaluating your IT
infrastructure. The following table will
prove a ready reckoner when you begin your
ILM shopping spree!
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Cisco
wants enterprises to dial into IP
'ITSM
can reduce operational costs'
Are
CIOs Operational or Business leaders?
BFSI
companies give employees most access to computers
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Big
Ideas, Anyone?
Imagine an illiterate farmer in a remote village
in Madhya Pradesh sitting at a desktop wired up
to the WWW through a small VSAT link powered by
a small power generator by its side and surfing
away to glory, downloading invaluable information
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Management:
the single big issues for organizations
Multi-function
security devices score over point solutions
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HI-TECH HOTSHOTS |
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The
color that changed his life
He's became a GM in just ten years thanks to his
managerial skills, a great work environment, and
hard work. Eventually someday I have to manage
business, and this is the route I've taken. |
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FOCUS |
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Where
does Linux Work?
There is still much uncertainty
about the viability of Linux in the enterprise.
But here are some guidelines for evaluating this
open source operating system |
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CASE STUDY |
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A
SAN in the NIC of time
A
security audit for better business |
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SHELF SPACE |
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New
Products & Services |
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VENDOR VOICE |
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Pooled
storage is the way to go
A look at how enterprise
applications can benefit when storage resources
are grouped into a common pool. |
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XSP |
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Your
ATM's a NOC away
Managing a large number
of nationwide ATMs can be a daunting task for a
bank whose core business is finance. Let a service
provider manage, monitor, and replenish the nationwide
ATMs while the bank does what it does bestmake
money. |
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