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Data centre risks: steps to protect the backbone of your business

Image sourced from Capacity Media. Data centres are the invisible but essential backbone of any modern business. Companies throughout the world have shifted to remote working, depending on cloud storage and cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) solution to ensure business continuity through the pandemic, and beyond. It’s anticipated that cloud solutions will account for more than 45% of IT spending by 2024, as corporations turn to these platforms to enjoy the benefits of lower costs, enhanced data analytics, and ways to collaborate more effectively. As much as these solutions are ‘cloud’ based, they’re hosted in massive terrestrial data centres, either owned by external providers, or by corporations themselves. They are vulnerable to various types of risks, including security threats su...