Moving mountains of data

摘要

When it comes to your health, your finances, or even your personal safety, storage is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. But behind those electronic health records, banking infrastructure and military campaigns, there's an extensive amount of data — the problem is managing all of it. Storage management is nothing new, but it's moving toward a more consolidated approach, making it easier to access the right data at the right time. Data is growing dramatically, while companies strive to do more with less. Add to that compliance legislation in the U.S. — which means IT managers could actually be thrown in jail over compliance issues. Here, some companies are anticipating the same kind of legislation and moving toward information lifecycle management (ILM). Others are doing it to reduce costs, improve service delivery or, in the case of the Atlantic Health Sciences Corp., boost patient care.