SPECIAL FEATURE
Storage is at the Center of the Data Revolution By John Reardon, Editorial Director – RTC Media As it has become clear that the demands of the large datasets needed to support the future of our defense systems will outstrip the communications pathways. The need for storage at the edge that brings data center performance and yet meets the rigors of being deployed is a must. To affirm that action is not delayed, or impaired through latency issues advances in density, power consumption, intelligence, and security are
paramount. Whether it is through distributed compute, computational storage, or composable storage solutions the need to advance storage is being attacked from many angles. The need to Protect Data at Rest or DAR has become a hotbed area of focus. The needs in these areas are most often addressed by cryptographic schemes comprised of encryption, critical Securi-
The need for storage at the edge that brings data center performance and yet meets the rigors of being deployed is a must.
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ty parameter generation, and management algorithms. For defense applications that require the most stringent security certificate (NSA Type 1), the security parameters such as the cryptographic key are not publicly known. It is widely believed that the use of transparent and open tools will be the norm for creating security rather than those built by the storage companies themselves. This goal to use Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS)
