MBA (General) - IV Semester, Information Technology and E-Business, Unit 4.2
Define Disposal Phase
The disposal phase involves the orderly removal of surplus or obsolete hardware, software, or data. Primary tasks include the transfer, archiving, or destruction of data records. Management should transfer data from production systems in a planned and controlled manner that includes appropriate backup and testing procedures.
Disposal
Phase
The disposal phase involves the orderly removal
of surplus or obsolete hardware, software, or data. Primary tasks include the
transfer, archiving, or destruction of data records. Management should transfer
data from production systems in a planned and controlled manner that includes
appropriate backup and testing procedures.
Organizations should maintain archived data in
accordance with applicable record retention requirements. It should also
archive system documentation in case it becomes necessary to reinstall a system
into production.
Management should destroy data by overwriting
old information or degaussing (demagnetizing) disks and tapes.
