Data Life Cycle Management (DLM)
Also known as information life cycle
management (ILM) or data governance, DLCM is a policy-based approach to
managing the flow of information through a life cycle from creation to final
disposition. DLCM provides a holistic
approach to the processes, roles, controls and measures necessary to organize
and maintain data, and has 11 elements: Enterprise objectives; minimalism;
simplicity of procedure and effective training; adequacy of infrastructure;
information security; authenticity and accuracy of one’s own records; retrieve
ability; distribution controls; auditability; consistency of policies; and
enforcement.
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