Encryption Key Management Metrics/Stats

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  Cathy - would you be more specific? Are you looking for total TB of data encrypted and key managed in storage? Would this include desktop storage? Would you also explain the FTE aspect?
  
  Thanks
  Mike

  
  

  Posted By:Michael Versace| Fri Mar 19, 2010 08:03

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  Cathy - Some interesting metrics to consider, according to IDC
  -- 1800 exabytes in the digital universe by 2011
  -- 45% of which are security intensive (requiring high levels of data protection);
  -- 35% of which are compliance intensive (requiring privacy control)
  
  From these you could break our enterprise storage, vs MP3, DVD, digital cameras, etc all of which have proprietary encryption (but little key management) built in.
  
  Mike

  
  

  Posted By:Michael Versace| Fri Mar 19, 2010 08:36

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  So basically I'm just trying to get my arms around any metrics that reflect how much encrypted tape data is controlled by encryption key maagers. This doesn't include desktop stroage - it's really the backup tape encryption environment.

  
  

  Posted By:Cathy Nolan| Fri Mar 19, 2010 08:45

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  Mike - thanks for the info on the IDC stats - thats an excellent start for me!

  
  

  Posted By:Cathy Nolan| Fri Mar 19, 2010 08:58

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  You're welcome. I'll be with Iron Mountain execs next week. I'll see what I can get from them.

  
  

  Posted By:Michael Versace| Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:21

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  Fanstastic and much appreciated Mike - thanks!

  
  

  Posted By:Cathy Nolan| Fri Mar 19, 2010 01:36

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  A few data points from discussions at Iron Mountain Analyst day:
  
  - primary storage encrypted <15%
  - primary storage key managed 1-3%
  - tapes (going forward) encrypted/manual key managed - 40-50%
  - tapes (looking back) encrypted/key managed <10%

  
  

  Posted By:Michael Versace| Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:11

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  Interesting information Mike thanks for following up with Iron Mountain!

  
  

  Posted By:Cathy Nolan| Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:40

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