Certain people are not happy about October being Cybersecurity Awareness Month. They don’t like that more CIOs, CISOs, and IT teams are becoming aware of powerful strategies to protect their enterprises from ransomware and malware attacks. They don’t like that corporate leaders are better understanding how to incorporate cyber storage resilience and recovery into an […]
The Relationship Between Storage Consolidation and a Hybrid Multi-Cloud IT Strategy
When you are presenting a way for IT to save money and have a better strategy to leverage the cloud, here’s a pro tip that can benefit any and all enterprises: A hybrid multi-cloud approach, with a strong private cloud configuration, creates the opportunity to consolidate storage arrays for maximum efficiency. Consolidation of storage saves on […]
Answers for the IT Skills Gap
Consider these statistics: 75% of IT decision-makers have reported gaps in the skill sets of their IT staff – and this is a 145% increase over the past seven years, reported Skillsoft. Six in 10 large enterprises reported a skills gap, according to the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). Globally, the shortage of qualified IT professionals was […]
What Trends to Expect in 2024 in Enterprise Storage? (Part Two)
Seven trends in enterprise storage have been identified for 2024. (Click here for the first four trends in part one.) In part two, we will look at the remaining three trends. This information will help equip you to prioritize and be successful in the new year. Trend: Skills gap in storage calls for an increase […]
What Trends to Expect in 2024 in Enterprise Storage? (Part One)
Looking ahead to the new year, we’ve identified seven trends in enterprise storage for 2024. In part one, we’ll define and explore the first four trends. The remaining three trends will be the focus of part two. This information will help equip you to prioritize and be successful in the new year. Trend: Freeing up […]
New Cyberattack Trends Emerging: Are Enterprises Ready?
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month winds down, I am stunned at the feedback I have been receiving on my daily social media posts about cybersecurity and cyber storage resilience and recovery. An awakening is happening that serious changes are underway in the cyber threat landscape − just as there is a realization that too many enterprises have not […]
Enterprise Storage: Plugging a Hole in Corporate Cybersecurity Strategies
Chief information security officers (CISOs), along with their staff, typically do not think about enterprise storage. The vast majority say that they think about edge protection, network protection, application protection, and the threat of data theft. They are rightfully interested in trusted execution technology, considering zero-trust architectures for infrastructure assurance and assessments for root of […]
Cyber Detection: A Must-Have in Primary Storage
Enterprise storage is a critical component of a comprehensive corporate cybersecurity strategy. If an enterprise does not include cyber storage resilience in their measures to secure their enterprise IT infrastructure, it’s the equivalent of going on vacation and leaving the back door and back windows of your house open, so you have made it easier for criminals […]
Save Money with Storage-as-a-Service During Uncertain Economic Times
Amid the economic uncertainty that has gripped 2023, IT leaders are scrambling to find ways to reduce costs. Enterprise storage is one of those areas that the IT team can look at for substantial cost savings without sacrificing availability, reliability, cyber resilience, or application performance. Taking a more strategic approach to your enterprise storage infrastructure will […]
Cyber Storage Resilience: How to Impact and Safeguard Data in 2023
All enterprise data ends up on storage systems, but if an enterprise storage solution does not have the cyber storage resilience to combat a cyberattack, the C-suite and the IT team are leaving the organization severely exposed. This realization is the trigger for what I see as the number one trend in data storage in 2023: making […]