3. Can hyper-convergence be hyper secure?

This is, arguably, the most important question. The security threats facing today’s organizations are too many and varied to detail here. Security is the top priority for any business wanting to stay in business.

Security threats can come from anywhere, including internally. Therefore, the traditional security model of a technology solution that surrounds the exterior of a company’s environment simply doesn’t fit anymore. Security that's embedded and able to deal with issues like encryption, inspecting east-west traffic flows and physical security is quickly becoming the go-to model.

This means that all those security features, including endpoint, encryption, firewall, malware and even distributed denial of service (DDoS) and data loss prevention will be integrated into the platform. These technologies, and others, will be available as singular items or bundles to create a security platform. This platform, of course, can be integrated into hyper-converged architectures, in many ways making security tighter and easier to manage in hyper-converged environments versus traditional environments.

QUESTIONS WILL MAKE HYPER-CONVERGENCE BETTER

Every new technology faces questions while in the early adoption stages. This is healthy. These questions help shake out potential issues and force developers to hone their ideas. Hyper-convergence has promising answers to these three critical questions, and it's poised to come into the mainstream soon.