3 Reasons To Add Data Governance And Security Solutions To Your Portfolio

By Rich Shea, Vice President of Sales, DataGravity

The IT industry is more aware of data security risks than ever before. Despite this recognition of the current reality, many organizations remain unprepared to properly manage sensitive data and reduce the fallout from breaches that may plague their teams in the future. No matter the size or scope of your company, one of the worst moments for an IT or security manager is the one that follows a data breach — especially if an executive is asking whether the company could have prevented the incident.

This heightened security climate is creating new opportunities for VARs, managed services providers (MSPs), and ISVs to add critical data governance and security solutions to their portfolios. It’s difficult to stop a breach in its tracks, but there are holes in the market where legitimate action can and should be taken with easily implemented technologies. For example, despite popular belief that data theft originates with a dedicated third-party attacker breaking into a private system with a specific intent, the Ponemon Institute reports that 78 percent of breaches actually begin within an organization. A critical breach can be the result of an employee absentmindedly saving the wrong data to the wrong location — or a disgruntled employee intentionally wreaking havoc. With effective data governance in place, ISVs, MSPs and VARs can help their clients locate and protect sensitive and private information before one wrong move threatens to bring down the organization’s reputation and success. Below are three reasons data governance, security, and data-aware tools are an asset to any portfolio.

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