Drew Robb

Drew Robb is a contributing writer for Datamation, Enterprise Storage Forum, eSecurity Planet, Channel Insider, and eWeek. He has been reporting on all areas of IT for more than 25 years. He has a degree from the University of Strathclyde UK (USUK), and lives in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.

5 Top Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Trends

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Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is such a battleground between security vendors that it has spawned a whole collection of additional terms as they seek to differentiate their wares or put a...

5 Top Unified Threat Management (UTM) Trends

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Unified threat management (UTM) is a security solution or appliance that brings together multiple security functions, such as antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, network firewalling, intrusion detection and prevention, content filtering, leak prevention, and...

5 Top Network Detection and Response Trends

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Networks are everywhere. They encompass every phone, tablet, laptop, PC, server, router, and switch. They extend along fiber and ethernet lines as well as satellite and Wi-Fi. Increasingly, network connectivity is part...

5 Top Network Access Control Trends 

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Network access control (NAC) technology can perhaps be regarded as the traffic cop of the enterprise. NAC systems determine who has access to the network and the many applications and data sources...

5 Top Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) Trends

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Firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) is a way to deliver firewall capabilities to the enterprise or small business over the cloud. It is becoming a popular choice among those that don’t want to be bogged...

5 Top Next-Generation Firewall Trends 

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A next-generation firewall (NGFW) is a networking and security appliance or application that processes network traffic. NGFWs apply rules to block dangerous or potentially dangerous traffic. They rose to prominence about five years ago...

5 Top Firewall Trends

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Firewalls have come a long way since they first appeared in the late 1980’s. Back at that time, they did little more than basic packet-filtering duties, monitoring the packets being sent between...

5 Top Storage Area Network (SAN) Trends

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Storage area networks (SANs) were once the kingpins of the storage world.  A handful of large storage companies ruled the roost. They captured the lion’s share of storage revenue too. But gradually, their...

5 Top Storage Virtualization Trends

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Storage virtualization has come a long way, and the journey has not yet been completed.  Many more virtualization avenues have yet to be traveled. Currently, Kubernetes, for example, is taking virtual storage to...

5 Top Backup Storage Trends

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Backup has been turned on its head over the last decade due to the presence of the cloud, the increased frequency of cyber attacks, and the need for speed.  Companies increasingly want recovery...

5 Top Cloud Storage Trends

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All storage used to be on-premises. But in the last 10 years, the picture has shifted markedly.  Now the cloud is the home of the bulk of newly stored data. As time goes...

5 Top Data Storage Software Trends 

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As storage hardware becomes more commoditized—especially at the lower end—software has stolen some of the spotlight, distinguishing itself by providing additional functionality and features that set products apart. Here are five of...
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