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How do you write a Data Management document?

Company name has instituted the following data management plan to ensure the integrity security and timely access to the project data. The data generated by and for this project is valuable and irreplaceable resource and this plan will be followed to ensure recovery in the unlikely event of worst case failure. Describe in general the data created for this project and its importance. Data Storage. Describe the physical form of the data formats used and physical storage location of the data. Examples include digital data files hard copy paper documents storage in companys or clients office offsite storage in data center etc. Data Integrity. Describe how the integrity of the data is maintained. Examples include data redundancy testing of all data inputs periodic data maintenance and testing etc. Data Security. Describe company policies regarding the storage of sensitive data on laptops or other media that may be taken offsite.

Describe how data is secured. Examples include data encryption hardware and software protection restricted physical access to servers etc. Data Backup. Describe how data is backed up stored and archived. Examples include RAID storage nightly tape backups secure offsite storage etc. Describe data recovery procedures in case of failure and explain the expected lifespan of archived data if using physical media that can degrade over time or become obsolete. Data Availability. Describe how data from the project is made available for use. Examples include SQL database access restricted access depending on security level some data for public availability while reserving other data for internal use only etc.