Okay, so its been a long time since I last updated this blog. My excuses are many fold but all boring so no need to waste space on them here. More interesting, however, is a nice piece of online video debate, hosted by the British Computer Society, entitled "The data storage dilemma". Sure, it comes at the issue from an IT and infrastructure perspective but it also covers off important issues like the real cost of managed storage, challenges with poorly implemented tiered storage solutions and why adding terabytes just doesn't work.

The clip is only a few minutes long and, pleasingly, its not a chore to watch because the industry 'experts' participating manage to take a workably objective view. They correctly highlight, up front, the need to ensure that redundant, obsolete and trivial information is removed and they strike a fair balance between storage cost drivers, e-discovery and compliance issues, information value and the need to build positive benefits cases around information management (to balance off e-discovery and similar negative drivers).

Why not have a listen here: Debate on Storage. I think its worth the effort and it might even help with selling the message in your organisation.

Rich Hale (Operations and Product) 

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