Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Offloading IT infrastructure to a cloud-computing provider can result in great cost savings and more streamlined, flexible operations. Need more compute power or storage? Cloud systems like Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) readily scale so there’s no need to go through a time-consuming purchasing process or scrambling to find more room for an…
As the amount of data stored on our networks increases, it also takes more time to make backup copies of this data. This presents problems as the time for these backups lengthens beyond the overnight period. One solution is to eliminate duplicate data that is backed up. How much can you save? A lot. In…
Many organizations are not only facing increased security risks but also increased regulatory compliance such as that of HIPAA or PCI, both of which mandate that certain security measures be taken. These two factors result in increased attention being paid to security on all levels and all sizes of organizations. In addition, as security plays…
Given the recent focus on data breaches, it’s no wonder that the data loss prevention (DLP) market is getting a lot of attention these days. In general, these products catalog data, assign security classification, and then monitor and protect data files at rest, in motion, and in use. Knowing who accesses which data files, what…