Multidimensional tagging, a key component in social sharing sites, can
potentially help enterprises manage large stores of information. In this
article, I'll examine the ways that multidimensional tagging will be
implemented using Open Source tools.
As storage costs have continued to decrease, organizations create and retain
more information. It is easy - and useful - to keep information online, just
in case it's needed. The challenge has become managing information not simply
storing it. Structured systems, such as relational database management
systems (RDBMS), have well-developed tools for indexing, locating, and
retrieving information. Unfortunately not all information fits well into
structured systems. Graphics, presentations, spreadsheets, and word processor
docu... (more)
Backup is the most important method for protecting mission-critical data.
Traditionally, a backup system meant a tape drive attached to a server or
mainframe. Software on the server regularly dumped an image of the entire set
of disks to the tape each night. If things went well, someone pulled the tape
out in the morning and put a new one in before going home at night. Advances
in tape b... (more)