Contemplating IT

I had a discussion with the blogger at i365. The three questions they asked me:

1. In a recent blog post, you discuss the hype around Information Lifecycle Management a few years back and how that hype has declined. You also point out, however, that many of ILM's ideas--matching data to the right storage environment in order to balance cost, performance, and security--have been realized to some extent. How does cloud storage fit into this as a new way by which to store data?

2. Following up on that, do you see the hype around "cloud computing" going the same way of ILM and only having a moderate effect on businesses? Or is cloud computing/cloud storage a realization of something bigger?

3. Your post "Your Data Needs Diet and Exercise!" discusses the pressing need for the storage ecosystem - both vendors and customers - to work on new ways to make the exponential increase in worldwide data manageable. Are there any major innovations you see happening in the next few years that will make this happen?

To find out my answers - go the check out their blog: Experts Corner: Q&A with Tony Asaro at ContemplatingIT