ABSTRACT
You can’t go forward if you cannot go back.—Jerry Graham, IT professional
In this chapter you will learn:
What infrastructure resource management (IRM) is
Why IRM is an important part of a virtual data center
How IRM differs from data and information life-cycle management
Data protection options for virtualized environments
Leveraging various tools, technologies, and techniques to address various pain points and business challenges is key to enabling a green and virtual data center. Best practices, people, processes, and procedures combine with technology tools, hardware, software, networks, services, and facilities to enable a virtual data center. The importance of this chapter is to understand how all these elements coupled with existing and emerging technologies can be applied to improve IT service delivery in a cost-effective and energy-efficient manner. All of this together allows the data center to meet service-level requirements while sustaining business growth.
