The ever evolving corporate IT environment has seen many major changes in the last few years. The expansion of the IT infrastructure in companies has become a significant benefit in creating an efficient and effective workforce. The reliability of these technology resources is always under constant threat of attack. In the past these attacks were often described as pranks, simple, visible and random. These attacks have however evolved with our technology and now financially driven, sophisticated, invisible and targeted.

The way that the Corporate IT systems are accessed have also changed. We are no longer in a dumb terminal environment. The methods in which a modern workforce accesses data include:
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The reliability of a Storage Area Network (SAN) can be compromised by any number of factors. SANs are composed of both mechanical and electronic parts doubling the chances for data loss or downtime through common issues like:

  • Component failure due to usage
  • Environmental factors
  • Manufacturing defects
  • Control failure
  • Disk drive degradation
  • Power supply burn outs

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The impact of technology on the flexibility and mobility of our personal lives has now forged the divide into our work lives. Businesses are now faced with a mobile workforce beyond the classic “road warrior” sales personnel. It is estimated that by the year 2011, nearly 75% of the United States workforce will be mobile (IDC).

The mobile workforce is powered by the Internet and the web-based applications that businesses provide to their employees. These applications allow employees to access emails, internal file servers and complete other important tasks.  

However, a mobile workforce poses a number of risks to a business on numerous operational levels including:
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