The perimeter is gone. Security has to follow the data.

A NetApp executive argues that the traditional perimeter-based security model is obsolete for US federal agencies, as data now resides across multi-cloud, edge, and AI systems.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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