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The perimeter is gone. Security has to follow the data.
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Fusion42 · 29 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
A NetApp executive argues that the traditional perimeter-based security model is obsolete for US federal agencies, as data now resides across multi-cloud, edge, and AI systems. The author advocates for a data-centric approach where security is built into the storage layer and travels with the data to meet federal zero-trust mandates.
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Federal security budgets are moving from the network edge to the data layer. Your pitch to government agencies must now be about protecting data everywhere, not just defending a perimeter that no longer exists.
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