<s>
Information	B-Protocol
lifecycle	I-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
(	O
ILM	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
strategies	O
for	O
administering	O
storage	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
on	O
computing	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
practice	O
had	O
its	O
basis	O
in	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
information	O
in	O
paper	O
or	O
other	O
physical	O
forms	O
(	O
microfilm	O
,	O
negatives	O
,	O
photographs	O
,	O
audio	O
or	O
video	B-Application
recordings	I-Application
and	O
other	O
assets	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
while	O
it	B-General_Concept
is	O
generally	O
applied	O
to	O
information	O
that	O
rises	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
definition	O
of	O
a	O
record	O
(	O
and	O
thus	O
related	O
to	O
records	O
management	O
)	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
applies	O
to	O
all	O
informational	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
sense	O
ILM	O
has	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
approach	O
of	O
enterprise	B-Application
content	I-Application
management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
Storage	B-General_Concept
Networking	O
Industry	O
Association	O
,	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
(	O
IT	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
information	O
storage	B-General_Concept
industries	O
,	O
attempted	O
to	O
assign	O
a	O
new	O
broader	O
definition	O
to	O
Information	B-Protocol
Lifecycle	I-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
(	O
ILM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
oft-quoted	O
definition	O
that	O
it	B-General_Concept
released	O
that	O
October	O
at	O
the	O
Storage	B-General_Concept
Networking	O
World	O
conference	O
in	O
Orlando	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
ILM	O
the	O
policies	O
,	O
processes	O
,	O
practices	O
,	O
and	O
tools	O
used	O
to	O
align	O
the	O
business	O
value	O
of	O
information	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
appropriate	O
and	O
cost-effective	O
IT	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
from	O
the	O
time	O
information	O
is	O
conceived	O
through	O
its	O
final	O
disposition.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
view	O
,	O
information	O
is	O
aligned	O
with	O
business	O
processes	O
through	O
management	O
policies	O
and	O
service	O
levels	O
associated	O
with	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
metadata	O
,	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ILM	O
policy	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
overarching	O
storage	B-General_Concept
and	O
information	O
policies	O
that	O
drive	O
management	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
policies	O
generally	O
tie	O
into	O
a	O
framework	O
of	O
overall	O
IT	B-General_Concept
governance	O
and	O
management	O
;	O
change	O
control	O
processes	O
;	O
requirements	O
for	O
system	O
availability	O
and	O
recovery	O
times	O
;	O
and	O
service	O
level	O
agreements	O
(	O
SLAs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operational	O
aspects	O
of	O
ILM	O
include	O
backup	O
and	O
data	O
protection	O
;	O
disaster	B-General_Concept
recovery	I-General_Concept
,	O
restore	O
,	O
and	O
restart	O
;	O
archiving	O
and	O
long-term	O
retention	O
;	O
data	O
replication	O
;	O
and	O
day-to-day	O
processes	O
and	O
procedures	O
necessary	O
to	O
manage	O
a	O
storage	B-General_Concept
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infrastructure	O
facets	O
of	O
ILM	O
include	O
the	O
logical	O
and	O
physical	O
architectures	O
;	O
the	O
applications	B-Application
dependent	O
upon	O
the	O
storage	B-General_Concept
platforms	O
;	O
security	O
of	O
storage	B-General_Concept
;	O
and	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
application	O
realm	O
,	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
applications	B-Application
and	O
the	O
production	O
,	O
test	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
requirements	O
are	O
generally	O
most	O
relevant	O
for	O
ILM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
includes	O
correspondence	O
,	O
forms	O
,	O
reports	O
,	O
drawings	O
,	O
computer	O
input/output	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Distribution	O
is	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
managing	O
the	O
information	O
once	O
it	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
created	O
or	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
connotation	O
of	O
'	O
filing	O
 '	O
presumes	O
the	O
placing	O
of	O
information	O
in	O
a	O
prescribed	O
container	O
and	O
leaving	O
it	B-General_Concept
there	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filing	O
is	O
actually	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
arranging	O
information	O
in	O
a	O
predetermined	O
sequence	O
and	O
creating	O
a	O
system	O
to	O
manage	O
it	B-General_Concept
for	O
its	O
useful	O
existence	O
within	O
an	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
files	O
,	O
the	O
information	O
is	O
tracked	O
by	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
various	O
processes	O
to	O
ensure	O
it	B-General_Concept
is	O
returned	O
and/or	O
available	O
to	O
others	O
who	O
may	O
need	O
access	O
to	O
it	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Although	O
a	O
small	O
percentage	O
of	O
organizational	O
information	O
never	O
loses	O
its	O
value	O
,	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
most	O
information	O
tends	O
to	O
decline	O
over	O
time	O
until	O
it	B-General_Concept
has	O
no	O
further	O
value	O
to	O
anyone	O
for	O
any	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
value	O
of	O
nearly	O
all	O
business	O
information	O
is	O
greatest	O
soon	O
after	O
it	B-General_Concept
is	O
created	O
and	O
generally	O
remains	O
active	O
for	O
only	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
--one	O
to	O
three	O
years	O
or	O
so--	O
after	O
which	O
its	O
importance	O
and	O
usage	O
declines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
information	O
has	O
met	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
needs	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
valuable	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
should	O
be	O
disposed	O
of	O
by	O
means	O
appropriate	O
for	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
permanent	O
"	O
is	O
used	O
much	O
less	O
frequently	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Federal	O
Government	O
,	O
as	O
it	B-General_Concept
is	O
not	O
feasible	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
requirement	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
retention	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
is	O
relatively	O
easy	O
to	O
accomplish	O
with	O
paper	O
or	O
microfilm	O
based	O
records	O
by	O
providing	O
appropriate	O
environmental	O
conditions	O
and	O
adequate	O
protection	O
from	O
potential	O
hazards	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
is	O
less	O
simple	O
for	O
electronic	O
format	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
is	O
subject	O
to	O
both	O
degradation	O
and	O
obsolescence	O
over	O
its	O
lifespan	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
,	O
policies	O
and	O
procedures	O
must	O
be	O
established	O
for	O
the	O
periodic	O
conversion	O
and	O
migration	O
of	O
information	O
stored	O
electronically	O
to	O
ensure	O
it	B-General_Concept
remains	O
accessible	O
for	O
its	O
required	O
retention	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
