As more devices become smart from televisions to wearable fitness tracking devices, these devices also become part of the enterprise. According to the Online Trust Alliance, consumer-grade IoT devices represent a threat to enterprise security – both the network and data – when not secured properly. Below are highlights from the Online Trust Alliance report: […]
Software defined data center (SDDC) is an idea that extends compute virtualization concepts such as abstraction, pooling and automation into other data center components where each component can now be provisioned, operated and managed through an Applications Programming Interface (API). SDDC is a new idea that makes the data center no longer entirely hardware driven. […]
Companies of all sizes face data security threats, and unfortunately sometimes it becomes necessary to initiate your data security incident response plan. Your response to a security breach is critical to shutting it down and minimizing the impact. According to IBM Global Services, an effective response plan balances thoroughness with usability and is flexible and […]
Data center security keeps many IT professionals up at night. Attacks are becoming more sophisticated and more frequent. Below are some points from Joseph Gulla of IBM Systems Magazine to make sure your data center security solution is ready. The Right Approach Integration is a key element of any data center security solution. Threats can […]
An IT budget can both drive innovation and hinder innovation. Hinder may be what many data center teams feel each month as they work hard to stay within budget targets or work on the explanations to explain overages. It is important to find the balance between day-to-day costs and the need to innovate to ensure […]
Did you know that IDC estimates that by 2020 the digital universe will reach 44 zettabytes. The digital universe is all the data individuals and corporations create online, plus the ever growing data from IoT. Corporate data storage solutions are sure to feel the pressure of this growth in the coming years and some businesses […]