Retrieving the art of archiving
P. Dowling · Information Professional · 2005
The last few years have seen a healthy commitment on the part of many industries to create reliable business continuance and disaster recovery capabilities. Making multiple (and often many) copies of data on alternate media and locations is the essence of good storage management. Tier-1 RAID-based disk storage, mirroring and replication infrastructure, and frequent backup regimens are all vital strategies for copying data to alternative media and remote locations to ensure recoverability and protection. The problem IT organisations facing now is that these technologies are either too expensive to maintain or else of no value for that portion of data which is unaccessed or static. Smart storage management means knowing how to store your applications as well as the raw data they use. The author outlines how application archiving contributes to an holistic approach to storage management.