IBM INFORMATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (ILM)

This 300-plus page-document is an extensive (and exhaustive!) explication of IBM's recommended solution to the present IT challenges confronting businesses worldwide, particularly those which have already migrated to digital recording of business transactions and administrative functions.  It starts with the basics of ILM by defining what ILM is and then points to two problem areas that firms have to address to achieve efficiency in their operations:  (1) information management and (2) storage of data.

The focus of the manual is right in Part I and Chapter 1.  The rest are detailed description of IBM products, i.e., Tivoli Storage Manager, that a firm may procure (a form of advertisement?).  Anyone who is not directly involved with IT components (processes, people, hardware, and software) may find himself drowning in the midst of technical terms and abbreviations, illustrations of hardware parts, and various interconnected flow of processes within the IT environment.  

What can you say about the following topics?
1.  the definition of ILM which, in layman's terms, is:  management of information and its storage from cradle to grave.
2.  the four (4) IT challenges confronting the firm:  (a) surge in criticality, value, and volume of data; (b) excessive rise in IT costs but the service objectives are not met; (c) compliance and regulatory requirements; and (d) effective data access to gain insight. 
3.  firm's objectives why they would want an ILM solution
4.  IBM's response to these objectives
5.  the six (6) IBM best practices that are intended to help businesses achieve their goals via IBM ILM solution.

This Redbook (manual) of IBM was conceived in 2007 and perhaps there are already some updates.  While trying to look for updates, I came across an article by Craig Rhinehart entitled, "Why Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) Failed But Needs an Updated Look."  This can be access through this link:  http://craigrhinehart.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/252/

Personally, I find the book useful though I only know a little about IT as a whole.  I can relate to the creation and deletion lifecycle as I do this most of the time whenever I use my USB (also an external drive) through my laptop.  I think in some very simple and limited ways our laptop can be compared to a micro IT environment.

data architecture for IT service management

Hello Everyone!

Q1: Have you had any experience of seeing this conceptual data model in your respective offices? (The model is supposed to help everyone get the gist of how the project will be developed, but I have my doubts that not everyone is aware of the language)

Q2: If you have not seen it practiced before, why do you think so?

Q3: What parts are quite difficult to understand in the article "?

Thank you for your kind responses.

Update: Changes in schedule

Dates	Readings and activities
July 24, 2013	Betz, Charles. 2005. A data architecture for IT Service Management http://erp4it.typepad.com/erp4it/files/a_data_architecture_for_it_service_management.pdf Lead:  Joo Lim IT Outsourcing Best Practices for IT Outsourcing http://technologyoutsourcingstrategy.com/best-practices-for-informationtechnology-outsourcing/ Lead: All
July 31, 2013	Technology life cycle IBM Redbooks. 2007. ILM Library: Information Lifecycle Management Best Practices Guide. http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247251.pdf Lead: Doods Menaje
August 7, 2013	Invited speaker
August 14, 2013	Retirement and disposal Asset retirement & Disposal Forrester Consulting. 2010. A Plan to Reduce Enterprise Costs and Risks by Managing End-of-Life IT Assets. http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/images/2010/Cisco-Thought-Leadership-Paper.pdf Lead: All
August 21, 1013	Final paper consultation (Ninoy Aquino Day)*
August 28, 2013	Library work
September 4, 2013	Final paper presentation

*A concern though is August 21 is a holiday.

Update: Prof. Celis agreed to move talk to July 17

Dear All,

Prof. Nelson Celis agreed to move his talk to July 17, 2013. Next week, we will attend Dr. Coghlan's talk at L316. See you all and thanks.

PS - Deadline of concept paper July 10, 2013