Wasabi |Secure Storage Hot Takes
Channel: SiliconANGLE theCUBE
Date: 12/07/2022

Data security is a hot topic, with non-stop headlines about ransomware and data breaches. It is only natural that the closer the data is to the company, the safer a company feels. This approach has always made sense ... until the rise of cloud computing and the widespread availability of storage-as-a-service offerings with lower costs and better security than on-premises systems. Cloud 2.0 storage is here -- it is secure and cost-effective. Companies that embrace it are enjoying the benefits financially, technically, and with respect to meeting compliance requirements.
Zero Trust is not a solution as much as it is a framework for building a secure environment for your critical applications and data. An essential element of that framework is the consistent and secure backup of data -- client records, emails, instant messages, orders, invoices -- all the things that make a business run. With the advent of object storage and object lock (aka “immutability”), protecting essential data from bad actors, as well as catastrophic mistakes, is easier than ever to implement and manage.
IT budgets will always be challenging to manage due to the dynamic nature of how a business leverages its data. This creates a constant tension between innovation and essential operations. This challenge is compounded by the unrelenting growth of data and the complexity of billing created by the hyperscalers. Wasabi provides a simple, secure and high-performance cloud storage service that has enabled The Hotchkiss School to reduce its cloud storage costs, store more data, AND ensure its backups are safe from the threat of ransomware or unauthorized public exposure. Kevin Warenda, the director of information technology services, talks about why he switched from Amazon and Azure to Wasabi, how much his organization saved, and how he sleeps better at night knowing his data is safe from bad actors.