Today’s data center has very little in common with that of a few years ago.
The old model of on-prem servers surrounded by a tough, secure perimeter is out. Today, data centers are not just on-prem but in the cloud and on the edge and everywhere in between.
“Then there’s the added complexity of mobile, SaaS applications, bring-your-own-device programs and the Internet of Things,” said Gorka Sadowski, chief strategy officer at cybersecurity vendor Exabeam and former Gartner analyst. “Not to mention COVID-19, a human virus that has forced everyone to work at home on who knows what.”