As network boundaries blur and longstanding design paradigms fall by the wayside, how do we assign accountability for security? It's a pressing question: Because virtualization gives us so much power and flexibility, we're moving ahead at a breakneck pace, often without looking closely at whether security-assurance levels remain as the services delivery model morphs.
Whether adding virtualization will break security depends on how you do IT. A unified organization, where network, storage, application, and security groups work well together, communicate openly, and follow a documented security program can take the added complexity of multisite virtualization in stride. Sure, processes will need to be expanded and new standards developed, but as a whole, the team approach can extend.
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