Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesBefore you sign on the dotted line, make sure you understand what cyber insurance can and can’t do — and what type of policy will do the most for you. By Sherri Davidoff “There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be,” then-FBI director Robert S. Mueller told attendees of the RSA
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesTiered storage is a method for assigning different categories of data to various types of storage media to reduce overall storage costs and improve the performance and availability of mission-critical applications. By Robert Sheldon, Garry Kranz and Dave Raffo A tiered storage architecture categorizes data hierarchically based on its business value, with data ranked by how often it’s accessed by users and applications. The data
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNo-touch tech like haptics and LiDAR became commonplace during the coronavirus pandemic, but such technology can increase demands on the data centers supporting it. By Julia Borgini The global coronavirus pandemic and the post-COVID-19 “new normal” encouraged massive evolutions in contactless technology and made it more ubiquitous than ever before, inside data centers and out. As this technology creates new
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesData center facility managers are responsible for the data center at large — from the outside of the building to the infrastructure it houses. By Julia Borgini Facility managers ensure that a data center remains available, secure and running optimally. Because data centers power much of today’s businesses, organizations rely heavily on facility managers. A facility manager differs from a
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesData storage security is as important now as it’s ever been. Encryption is one way to make NAS devices more secure against such threats as ransomware. By Robert Sheldon Encryption is one of the most effective tools to protect data on network-attached storage. Even if cybercriminals gain access to the drives or intercept communications to or from them, encryption makes
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCybersecurity insurance, also called cyber liability insurance or cyber insurance, is a contract that an entity can purchase to help reduce the financial risks associated with doing business online. By TechTarget Contributor In exchange for a monthly or quarterly fee, the insurance policy transfers some of the risk to the insurer. Cybersecurity insurance is a new and emerging industry. Companies that purchase cybersecurity insurance
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe Advanced Host Controller Interface and RAID are fundamental concepts for running an efficient data management and storage infrastructure. Learn the AHCI and RAID basics. By Scott D. Lowe and Brien Posey Even in this age of SSDs, IT still works with technologies developed in the last century. These techs include the Advanced Host Controller Interface and redundant arrays of
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhat many user organisations might be unware of is that, in isolation, SLAs are pretty meaningless as an availability metric or measurement tool. By Stuart Burns The IT industry is awash with credible metrics that are used to measure performance, efficiency, resiliency and a load of other important infrastructure characteristics that are routinely used and abused by suppliers in their
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesPirated software is still a major concern nowadays. Uncover how to prevent software piracy and protect your organization’s intellectual property. By Michael Cobb and Mike Rothman Software piracy — the illegal copying, distribution or use of legally protected software — is one of today’s most common crimes. In fact, BSA’s latest “Global Software Survey” estimated that 37% of software installed
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAsset tracking, information logging and security measures should all be a part of hardware decommissioning. Don’t miss a step with these considerations. By Julia Borgini If you’re looking to replace outdated hardware — such as servers, storage drives or network switches — you must source replacement pieces, but also take care of the disposal of your old hardware. Outdated infrastructure
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