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July 18, 2018 08:39 PM EDT |

- A new emphasis on data-level security across government that puts security controls closer to the data itself, rather than focusing on the perimeter.
- The urgency around data security is increasing, with 71 percent of agencies having been breached, which is a threefold increase from three years ago.
- Need to deal with an expanding requirement to add more and more capabilities to mission systems with the understanding that protecting data is part of the mission.
- Agencies that only focus their time, energy and budget on meeting various mandates are having trouble keeping up with evolving cyber threats.
- While agencies have much flexibility in how they acquire, manage and deliver information and services, they are still responsible for protecting their data. Agencies must, therefore, approach data security at the enterprise level.
- Data security is a matter of law. 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3542 directs agencies to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, andavailability of government data.
As I’ve written many times before, organizations need to focus on how to transition to a hybrid IT future. The overall information technology marketplace is also undergoing these dramatic shifts toward data-centric security. Data management has moved from the management of structured data into an environment where real-time analysis and reporting of streaming data is essential.
International commerce is also entering an environment of stricter data management regulations and national data sovereignty laws that, if violated, introduce the possibility of punishing remedies and fines. This rapid progression has also driven a massive change in information technology services. Cloud and managed service providers are meeting this need through the innovative creation and deployment of API accessible, immediately consumable, data manipulation services. Enterprise IT organizations have shown themselves unable to keep pace with the blistering increase in the number and breadth of broader IT marketplace services. It’s also not cost-effective or even desirable for them to try.

- High CAPEX driven by significant upfront equipment costs lead to poor ROIs with long payback periods;
- High OPEX characterized by recurring power, cooling and rack space expenses;
- Expensive monthly hardware and software maintenance and support fees;
- Excessive system administration cost and complexity all lead to high ongoing operations expenses;
- Obsolescence concerns caused by storage vendors that regularly retire products and discontinue support plans, often subjecting customers to costly and disruptive upgrades;
- High mission operational risk due to an inability to replicate live data to a secondary data center; and
- Complex legacy storage solutions that are difficult to configure and administer.
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Kevin Jackson, founder of the GovCloud Network, is an independent technology and business consultant specializing in mission critical solutions. He has served in various senior management positions including VP & GM Cloud Services NJVC, Worldwide Sales Executive for IBM and VP Program Management Office at JP Morgan Chase. His formal education includes MSEE (Computer Engineering), MA National Security & Strategic Studies and a BS Aerospace Engineering. Jackson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1979 and retired from the US Navy earning specialties in Space Systems Engineering, Airborne Logistics and Airborne Command and Control. He also served with the National Reconnaissance Office, Operational Support Office, providing tactical support to Navy and Marine Corps forces worldwide. Kevin is the founder and author of “Cloud Musings”, a widely followed blog that focuses on the use of cloud computing by the Federal government. He is also the editor and founder of “Government Cloud Computing” electronic magazine, published at Ulitzer.com. To set up an appointment CLICK HERE
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