THE RISE OF COLD STORAGE AND THE COMPLICATIONS OF DATA SOVEREIGNTY
DATA CENTRES
THE RISE OF COLD STORAGE AND THE COMPLICATIONS OF DATA SOVEREIGNTY
EXPERT INSIGHTS FROM DAVIDE VILLA , DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EMEAI AT WESTERN DIGITAL
“ Hybrid working is here to stay : 52 % of UK workers are expected to be remote in 2022 . This has brought up a new challenge for enterprises : with employees operating from multiple different locations , critical and confidential data can no longer be stored on-premises in one site . For data to be accessed and protected at these various locations , enterprises must deploy local , external and cloud back-ups , and archival solutions .
Archival data ( also known as ‘ cold ’ storage ) is stored in lower cost , infrequently accessed tiers that archive information until it is needed , for example in the event of a failure or cyber-attack . As the world generates and stores more archival data than ever before , with use cases such as genomics or video footage , cold storage will become the go to for data which must be protected but doesn ’ t need to be accessed within milliseconds . As enterprises start to run back-ups two or three times in various locations , the amount of storage in data centres will further build up and require a serious look at the way organisations archive their data .
The prominence of archival data also tackles the ever-present issue of ransomware attacks and prevents them from becoming far less impactful if you can access backups of stolen or corrupted information . The same principle applies in the cases of floods , hurricanes and other extreme weather incidents that are occurring with higher frequency worldwide . This data , which isn ’ t needed actively , can be stored in pools of cooler storage at a lower cost .”
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