Data Protection Channel
News and Analysis
Blue Coat Acquires Security Threat Intelligence Tools
Solera deal provides security analytics and forensics capabilities; Dell unveils Citrix-friendly VDI offerings; SolarWinds NPM has new monitoring features; Marble releases mobile security service.
More News and Analysis
- China To America: You Hack Us, Too
- BIOS Bummer: New Malware Can Bypass BIOS Security
- Strike Back If China Steals IP, Companies Told
- Smartphone Theft: What Is Best Defense?
More News and Analysis in Data Protection Channel »
Architectures
MDM Helps Bank Manage Apple iPhones, iPads
Automated software updates and security features in MobileIron's mobile device management system take pressure off Needham Bank's IT department.
More Architectures
- Upcoming IT Events for Networking and Storage Professionals
- Five Ways to Engineer Better Network Security
- Are We Lagging In SLAs?
- An SMB Masters Business Intelligence
More Architectures in Data Protection Channel »
Reviews & Workshops
Mobile Biometrics: The Next Phase of Enterprise Authentication?
Smartphones and tablets equipped with fingerprint readers or other biometric hardware have the potential to drive greater adoption of biometric authentication in the enterprise—if we can get the hardware, software and business processes right.
More Reviews & Workshops
Blogs
Survey Reveals Slow Windows Server 2012 Adoption
June 12, 2013 01:33 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Symantec-commissioned report shows that organizations aren't rushing to migrate to the latest Windows Server update.
See all blogs by Howard Marks
Pure Storage Boosts Crypto Features, Takes CIA Money
June 07, 2013 12:11 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Pure Storage, maker of all-flash arrays, released product upgrades including data-at-rest encryption. The company also announced an investment from In-Q-Tel, the venture arm of the CIA.
See all blogs by Howard Marks
Solving VDI Problems with SSDs and Data Deduplication
May 22, 2013 04:29 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
When it comes to VDI, users don’t want to sacrifice a rich desktop experience, and IT doesn’t want to get crushed by the storage costs and management efforts required to provide that experience. Data dedupe and SSDs solve this dilemma.
See all blogs by Howard Marks
Encrypting Backups Requires Key Planning
April 02, 2013 12:29 PM
Posted by David Hill
Some enterprises are adopting an "encrypt everything" policy to address the confidentiality and security of data, including on backups. A new backup product from Sepaton separates encryption from key management.
See all blogs by David Hill
Whiptail Breaks Vendor Lock-in On Storage Replication
March 29, 2013 03:22 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Replication between data centers typically required customers to buy two of the same storage arrays from a vendor. Storage company Whiptail has added heterogeneous replication to its array, which lets customers use Whiptail and any other system.
See all blogs by Howard Marks
DIY Storage: Why I Built My Own SAN
March 29, 2013 02:36 PM
Posted by Jasmine McTigue
I built my own SAN to meet some storage needs at my job. In a series of posts I’ll cover the reasons why, how I did it, and the hardware and software I used.
See all blogs by Jasmine McTigue
Best of the Web
- CRM and Cloud Computing To Grow Your Business
- World’s top supercomputer from ‘09 is now obsolete, will be dismantled
- Network Threats Are Hitching a Ride in Mobile Environments
- Cloud's Instant Gratification: A Force to Be Reckoned With
- Rackspace Develops a Taste for NoSQL, Buys Redis to Bolster Lineup
