Security checks can sometimes leave your jaw dropped and your budget flying out the window. Data centers have a high concern and risk for security for obvious reasons, and are pretty big targets to evil doers.

The rise of edge computing is shifting data centers once again. Centralized data centers continue to ramp up, with many service provider construction projects focused on facilities.

Which is best for your business case?

Increasingly complex data centers have created an opportunity for smart technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine-learning technology to advance rapidly.

It’s no secret that cybersecurity attacks can be devastating to both data centers and the businesses they support.

In part one of this series, I highlighted the first five of what I think are the top 10 underutilized or less understood data center security best practices.

Through the seemingly never-ending onslaught of security breaches making headlines day after day, we are learning that the most intrusive and harmful attacks are actually the ones related to low-level security holes.

As I briefly mentioned in my last guest column, one of the keys to a secure data center is understanding what “normal” looks like within your environment.

According to a SolarWinds survey earlier this year, while organizations may be more prepared today than in the past, the threat and consequences of cyber attack and security breaches loom as large as ever.

Part of the problem with securing hybrid IT is that many people are confused about what that even means.