Data Centre Compliance: Standards, Risk & Governance

Fire safety amongst topics at Siemens Transform event

Siemens is presenting a two day conference and exhibition entitled ‘Transform 2022’ which will see the largest cross-section of the company’s UK and Ireland customers gather to address some of the most challenging issues currently facing businesses. Staged at the Manchester Central Convention Complex from 12-13 July, the focus will be on how Siemens and its customers can tackle the different pressures that are being brought to bear on business, with discussions, ideas and technologies that can help to provide the transformation required to shape a sustainable future. Amongst the topics under discussion will be fire safety and the role it can play in that process. ‘Digital Fire Safety: The tools you need to transform your fire protection’ will be the focus for a presentation on 12 July led by Rob Yates, Head of Fire Products, Siemens UK and Ireland. Rob says “We, like our customers, are very aware of the economic, environmental and societal pressures and the accelerated rate at which businesses are having to adjust to such challenges. This event will provide an important collaborative forum to address them. Digitalisation is one of the key drivers in ensuring a business is future-ready and fire safety is no exception. We’ll be looking at the significant benefits that cloud-enabled devices can bring to a fire safety system in terms of the availability of data and how it can be used to track compliance, enhance system records and ensure more efficient maintenance.” To register for the event click here.

Ground Labs launches Network to solve compliance requirements and boost revenue

Ground Labs has unveiled the Ground Labs Data Discovery Network, its expanded program to further welcome distributors, resellers, integrators, consultants and alliance partners into its partner ecosystem. The Ground Labs Data Discovery Network enables partners to add award-winning data discovery and remediation to their existing solutions portfolios to build new revenue streams while helping their customers comply with national and regional privacy laws and data handling regulations. Data discovery — technology that locates sensitive or regulated data types to protect or securely remove the information — is a critical tool for security teams’ compliance-readiness programs. In 2021, cumulative regulatory fines from GDPR breaches alone topped €1.3 billion (approx. $1.5 billion USD) prompting rapid growth in demand for data discovery, a market expected to double by 2025 as organizations are challenged to keep pace with a litany of compliance regulations. Ground Labs’ helps organizations reduce potential liability and risk across regulatory and industry-specific frameworks including the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). “Partnerships are a key foundation that Ground Labs was built on since the launch of our first product nearly 15 years ago. With the new Ground Labs Data Discovery Network, we’re making sweeping investments that offer an entirely new level of commitment of support for our partners — adding a talented global channel team, a comprehensive portal containing deep sales and technical resources and a new simplified pricing structure that empowers partners to compete and win,” says Stephen Cavey, Ground Labs’ co-founder and chief evangelist. “We’re excited to empower a broader range of distributors, resellers, integrators, consultants and alliance partners to bring data discovery, classification and remediation to their customers while expanding their services footprint and recognizing significant recurring revenue.” The Ground Labs Data Discovery Network is a partner-first initiative that offers channel partners instant entry to this market, empowering them with solutions to locate, classify and remediate all their clients’ sensitive data, regardless of where it is stored, ultimately improving their overall risk posture. The Ground Labs Data Discovery Network offers a dedicated partner portal with: Enterprise-class solutions for scalable data discovery across on-premise and cloud use cases.Easy access to Deal Registration, POC requests, ready-to-go marketing campaigns and engagement resources.World-class, award-winning, always-on technical support services for partners and customers.On-demand access to hands-on sales and technical training. “As the cloud and increased mobility have further expanded the boundaries of technology operations, organizations of all sizes need to quickly find and secure all the sensitive data within their systems, no matter where it resides — within a data centre or in a public or private cloud,” says Todd Moore, vice president of encryption products at Thales, a Ground Labs partner since 2019. “Our relationship with Ground Labs has helped customers across the Thales partner ecosystem to access powerful data discovery solutions to find, secure and remediate sensitive data.”