Keeping your business’s information and work secure is very important when you are working with cloud based networks. The possibility of system crashing which will lead to computer repairs should always be on your mind. CIO.com published an article that discusses what type of virtualization will make your networks work the best.
There are a variety of popular virtualization-cloud-infrastructure products that enable the virtualization of multiple applications on one server. With so many to consider, and so many questions to ask, let’s start with this: What type of infrastructure virtualization product do you look for when you have security in mind?
You want one that has clean virtual machine integration (Infrastructure as a Service) with host intrusion detection software, anti-virus protection and malware protection. Each virtual machine supports the latest protection measures that are normally addressed within servers (Platform as a Service). What security measures should be deployed within the server that runs the supports the multiple virtual machines within its kernel or operating system? This server should execute HIDS (Host Intrusion Detection System), anti-virus protection, and server monitoring software to monitor its uptime and health.
If you have not thought about these issues before, are you going to begin to look into it? Calling your local Boston IT specialist would be a great first step.
