Secure data-first modernization? Leverage a trusted ecosystem of partners

As
companies
lean
into
data-first
modernization
to
deliver
best-in-class
experiences
and
drive
innovation,
protecting
and
managing
data
at
scale
become
core
challenges.
Given
the
diversity
of
data
and
range
of
data-inspired
use
cases,
it’s
important
to
align
with
a
robust
partner
ecosystem.
This
can
help
IT
teams
map
the
right
set
of
services
to
unique
workflows
and
to
ensure
that
data
is
securely
managed
and
accessible
regardless
of
location.

Data
volume
has
become
a
challenge
for
organizations
as
the
size
and
velocity
of
data
increase.
Yet
there’s
no
singular,
one-size-fits-all
framework
for
secure
data
storage
and
management.
According
to IDC,
global
data
creation
and
replication
will
experience
a
compound
annual
growth
rate
(CAGR)
of
23%
by
2025.
This
means
that
organizations
need
access
to
a
range
of
solutions
for
storing
sensitive
data
at
scale,
especially
considering
mounting
regulations
that
vary
by
geography
and
industry.
Two
well-known
examples:
GDPR
in
Europe
and
HIPAA
privacy
rules
for
health
information
in
the
U.S.

With
data
well
situated
as
the
lifeblood
of
organizations
and
as
a
core
competitive
differentiator,
data
security
becomes
paramount.
The
rise
in
ransomware
attacks
and
other
cybersecurity
breaches
has
raised
awareness
of
the
issue
and
made
securing
the
IT
estate
a
top
C-suite
priority.

Upgrading
IT
and
data
security
to
reduce
corporate
risk
was
the
No.
1
CEO
priority
for
respondents
to
the
IDG/Foundry “State
of
the
CIO
Study
2022”
research,
cited
by
a
third
of
the
respondents.
Almost
half
(49%)
called
out
increasing
cybersecurity
protections
as
the
top
business
initiative
driving
IT
investments
this
year,
up
from
34%
in
2021.

The
push
for
elevated
cybersecurity
protections
is
also
filtering
down
into
storage
and
data
management
requirements. Gartner
research shows
that
60%
of
all
enterprises
will
require
storage
products
to
have
integrated
ransomware
defense
and
mitigation
mechanisms
by
2025,
up
from
10%
in
2022.

As
enterprises
modernize
with
cloud,
connectivity,
and
data,
they
are
gravitating
to
technology-as-a-service
models
to
refashion
IT
estates.
Traditionally
these
IT
ecosystems
feature
silos
spread
across
multiple
environments,
including
on-premises
data
centers
and
colocation
facilities
at
the
edge
or
across
diverse
cloud
platforms.
Compounding
the
complexity:
the
problem
of
multigenerational
IT
and
the
challenge
of
establishing
resilience
and
cybersecurity
across
workloads.
This
considering
the
disparity
of
the
environment
and
due
to
mounting
cybersecurity,
regulatory,
and
privacy
challenges.

Without
an
overall
strategy
for
modernization,
companies
risk
mismanaging
their
edge-to-cloud
data
efforts,
either
overprovisioning,
which
incurs
unnecessary
costs,
or
underprovisioning,
which
impedes
their
ability
to
fully
deliver
for
customers
or
hit
key
business
goals.
They
may
also
lack
on-location
staff
expertise
to
design
and
manage
robust
cybersecurity
protocols.

“Customers
want
to
be
provided
with
integrated
and
optimized
hardware
and
software
platforms
…
to
make
sure
there’s
no
disruption
at
all
in
the
business,”
says
Valerie
Da
Fonseca,
worldwide
GreenLake
and
GTM
senior
director
at
HPE.
“The
key
here
is
to
shape
the
right
data
strategy,
so
you
simplify
data
management
and
provide
access
controls
in
an
as-a-service
model.”

The
HPE
GreenLake
data
protection
portfolio
delivers
next-generation
data
protection
services,
from
design
and
implementation
to
delivery
with
no
vendor
lock-in.
The
life
cycle
starts
with
HPE’s
Zerto
ransomware
protection
and
disaster
recovery
services
and
extends
to
hybrid
cloud
data
protection
with
the
HPE
Backup
and
Recovery
Service.
Finally,
HPE
offers
on-premises
data
protection
with
HPE
StoreOnce,
a
modernized
data
management
solution
for
hybrid
cloud
that
simplifies
operations
and
delivers
data
protection
based
on
common
SLAs.
Additional
backup-and-recovery
options
from
ISV
partners
such
as
Veeam,
Commvault,
and
Cohesity
complete
the
picture,
ensuring
that
HPE
GreenLake
for
Data
Protection
Services
provides
a
breadth
of
choice
to
make
data
backup-and-recovery
operations
seamless
and
automated.

“The
partner
ecosystem
delivers
a
comprehensive,
end-to-end
suite
of
services
that
adds
value
to
HPE’s
data
protection
strategy,”
Da
Fonseca
says.
“We
are
integrating
everything
into
our
hardware
and
HPE
GreenLake
as-a-service
platform,
and
the
solutions
can
be
located
everywhere
and
anywhere
and
be
fully
managed
if
customers
don’t
have
the
staff.”

To
ensure
the
right
data
management/protection
mix,
HPE
works
with
customers
to
understand
their
business
needs
and
IT
management
challenges,
creating
a
holistic
strategy
that
encompasses
the
right
partners
and
operating
model.
That
level
of
comprehensive
planning
is
crucial
to
safeguarding
data
and
ensuring
an
end-to-end
data
management
strategy
that
truly
mitigates
risk
and
meets
the
needs
of
the
business.
At
the
same
time,
making
data
protection
available
as
a
service
streamlines
the
customer
experience,
providing
time-to-market
and
cost
advantages.

For
more
information,
visit https://www.hpe.com/us/en/solutions/edge-to-cloud.html

About Author

AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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