In this week’s Voices of the Industry, Eddie Ankers, Director of Corporate Security for RagingWire, discusses best practices for data center security, and insights on how to protect your data center and the assets in it.
Modern, Cloud-Conscious Approaches to Data Protection
The growth in stored data volumes is putting pressure on IT budgets and services delivery. Burgeoning volumes of unstructured data commonly drive this ongoing trend. Download a new white paper from Cloudian that offers a review and economic evaluation of Cloudian’s Hyperstore as compared to the traditional purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA).
Why Continually Evaluating and Updating Your Data Center Security Strategy is Mission Critical
Threats will continue to escalate, both in number and sophistication, and having a sound data center security strategy that includes colocation can be the best way to mitigate your threat risk. David Mettler, Vice President of Sales and the Market Director for the US at IO, explains why continually evaluating and updating your data center security strategy is mission critical.
Data Center Security: An Integrative Approach to Achieving Holistic Security
Working with modern cloud and data center technologies isn’t always an easy task. Today, we’re seeing a boom in cloud adoption and data center utilization. Still, through all of this adoption and cloud deployment – it’s pretty much impossible to escape the conversation around data center security.
Data Center Security An Integrative Approach
Ideas and concepts defining security have changed dramatically in the past 10 to 15 years. There was a time when security meant physical security, such as guards, gates and alarm consoles. With the advent of distributed computing and the rise of
the Internet, data center security has become a recognized discipline requiring a blend of technical, policy and business acumen, and thoroughly professional practitioners. In the years since, data protection has come to occupy the attention of the C-suite, and savvy information security professionals understand that the foundation for a strong enterprise security program includes physical protection of assets.
5 Essential Items for Selecting a Fully Compliant Data Center
In this age of rapidly advancing trends of Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, cloud computing, and even wearables, businesses have increasingly complex and unpredictable requirements for data security, reliability and compliance. Shahid Javed from RagingWire, provides tips for data center security and compliance issues.
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