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NETWORKS EUROPE
FOREWORD
05
NETWORKS EUROPE
The magazine for network and data centre professionals
March / April 2017
The backbone of business
Forever etched into the consciousness of data centre owners , security is an issue that will always be an important consideration . From potential attacks from within and outside the data centre , with increasingly complex attempts for doing so , it ’ s important to remain one step ahead of attackers . And this is all before we get to what ’ s quickly becoming the buzzword for 2017 : ransomeware .
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One way many businesses outside of the data centre industry are able to enhance their own security is using IP-based security systems , and in this issue we ’ ll be looking at some of the ways this technology is implemented . These cloud-based options are just one of the ways companies are embracing the cloud , and we ’ ll also be looking at some of the considerations that need to be made when making the move in a wider sense . |
NETWORKING |
Cooling challenges solved
RANSOMWARE
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PHYSICAL SECURITY |
James Abbott Editor – Networks Europe |
Managing remote mission |
The data centre is the castle |
From IP-based CCTV to |
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critical networks |
that must be protected |
safeguarding the DC |
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INTELLIGENT R & MinteliPhy – Automated Infrastructure Management by R & M
Manually managed infrastructure data has a 10 % error rate *, 20-40 % of ports in a network are forgotten over time **. The automated R & MinteliPhy solution continuously monitors each connection in one or more data centres or local networks , a ( remote ) central server records cabling status . The AIM-based solution has functions for management , analysis as well as planning cabling and network cabinets .
R & MinteliPhy is easy to retrofit and can halve network monitoring and management costs . When new devices are integrated or changes made updates are automatically generated . Unused patch panels and ports in active equipment are instantly detected . Data can be traced in real time with a PC or smartphone , faulty connections are located in seconds .
More info : gbr @ rdm . com
* Source : Watson & Fulton ** Source : Frost & Sullivan
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