Comments on: Last stand for NetApp’s DataFort? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/last-stand-for-netapp%e2%80%99s-datafort/ A SearchStorage.com blog. Wed, 15 May 2013 20:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Val Bercovici http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/last-stand-for-netapp%e2%80%99s-datafort/#comment-7288 Val Bercovici Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:50:39 +0000 http://storage.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/09/24/last-stand-for-netapp%e2%80%99s-datafort/#comment-7288 Yes Beth covered this well, but allow me to disagree with Chuck’s biased speculation about our DECRU acquisition.

Encryption is indeed a feature of a data-at-rest security solution, and like any feature some can be implemented ordinarily, while others can be broadly certified, innovative, comprehensive and market-leading.

More importantly, unified key management is the strategic lever that enables security-conscious organizations thrive instead of dive.

Simple and scalable key management can efficiently and holistically apply strong encryption across all necessary storage pools, thereby protecting all data types (not just those stored on tape).

More info here:
http://blogs.netapp.com/exposed/2008/09/unified-storage.html

]]> By: Chuck Hollis http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/last-stand-for-netapp%e2%80%99s-datafort/#comment-7287 Chuck Hollis Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:29:30 +0000 http://storage.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/09/24/last-stand-for-netapp%e2%80%99s-datafort/#comment-7287 I think Beth is right on.

Encryption is a feature, not a product.

And, even thought NetApp spent a boatload on Decru, they’ve now finally realized what the future holds, and are getting on with it.

– Chuck

]]> By: Glenn Dekhayser http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/last-stand-for-netapp%e2%80%99s-datafort/#comment-7286 Glenn Dekhayser Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:12:27 +0000 http://storage.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/09/24/last-stand-for-netapp%e2%80%99s-datafort/#comment-7286 “But it also sounds like NetApp sees Brocade rather than DataFort as its encryption platform for the future.” – For FC SAN LUNs this might be correct. But not for Encrypting tape or encrypting NAS shares. Brocade won’t do that now or in the future, and that is the market space Decru is strong in. So I don’t think this prediction is accurate.

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