PC for business: Is IT witnessing the death of the storage administrator?

Monday, 16 May 2016

Is IT witnessing the death of the storage administrator?

As hyperconverged storage becomes common and arrays become simple to install, storage administrators face some serious job security issues.

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Getting Ahead of the Compliance Curve

Compliance is a fast-moving target, and it's getting harder to keep up. In a survey by IT Policy Compliance Group, 70 percent of all respondents reported being subject to multiple regulatory compliance mandates, as well as contractual obligations and industry standards. To avoid traps and get ahead of the compliance curve, organizations need solutions that can help them take a more proactive approach and plan for — instead of reacting to — the rapidly changing compliance environment.

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