Originating Author: Nick Allen
While emerging standards are encouraging and users like JCPenney have successfully lowered energy costs, the real challenge remains automated data classification. Below is a summary of Wikibon articles that can be used as ITIL-type tips in addressing this challenge:
- Classifying Data – A Primer
- Forget About Manual Classification
- Smart Data Classification
- Store It in the Cloud
- Move It
- Get Rid of It
Action Item: Energy efficiency goals need to be matched to the storage and applications supported. The ability to automate data placement is a key aspect of this as well as the ability to enforce policies to defensibly delete information.
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