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Contents 
Introduction
The long road to ILM
E-mail is the word
More than just messages
Learning to let go
Screensound builds an ILM
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- ILM is not a product. It is made up of many products, most of which don't even exist yet so don't be fooled by product suite masquerading as ILM.
- Storage is only one part of ILM. Avoid storage-only ILM plays unless they offer future expandability into ILM frameworks.
- Business, not IT, has the wheel. ILM absolutely will not work without the involvement of business leaders.
- Deletion is necessary. It may seem counterintuitive, but ILM is fundamentally about deleting data when it's the right time.
- ILM isn't set in stone. But you can start planning.
- Know your e-mail. Sort this first.
- Know your apps. Once e-mail has been taken care of, think long and hard about which applications are producing what data.
- ILM must be deep, very deep. ILM requires constant indexing and reindexing so data can be tracked effectively and retrieved.
- ILM will require consistent standards. For describing service levels, application priorities, data retention priorities, etc.
- You probably need ILM.
This article was first published in Technology & Business magazine.
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