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Chapter 4
IT Infrastructure
Resource Management
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 var-
ious pain points and business challenges is key to enabling a green and vir-
tual data center. Best practices, people, processes, and procedures combine
with technology tools, hardware, software, ...