Why a Low Upfront Price Can Be the Most Expensive Option
In an environment of connected, distributed systems and AI capabilities, other factors carry more weight than the purchase price. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT When organizations are making technology investments, it’s natural to look first at the initial price. After all, budgets are tight, procurement teams may feel pressure to demonstrate savings and most vendors […]
Securing the AI Factory: Why HPC Needs Its Own Cybersecurity Architecture
AI development needs high-performance computing to train new models, but AI’s unique characteristics change the equation on security. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT As artificial intelligence models grow in complexity, large-scale training increasingly depends on high-performance computing (HPC) environments that combine dense GPU compute, high-speed networking, massive datasets, specialized storage, automated data pipelines and multiple […]
Balancing Standardization and Network Flexibility
In dispersed networks, organizations need to find the sweet spot between consistency and mission requirements. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT Standardization is the bread and butter of IT environments, and for very good reasons. It makes everything fit together. Systems are easier to purchase, deploy, maintain and secure. And it gives IT teams a common […]
Private 5G Networks Are Becoming the Next Big Thing
A private network can better accommodate the growing use of automation and edge computing while ensuring security. But implementation is not a turnkey process. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT Private 5G networks are the next hot ticket in wireless networking. As organizations connect more sensors, autonomous systems, vehicles, robots and edge-computing platforms, wireless connectivity […]
AI Incident Response: What Happens When an Agent Becomes a Threat?
As AI agents demonstrate the ability to escape highly controlled environments, organizations need to reinforce both proven and emerging governance practices. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT AI’s presence in enterprises of all stripes has raised no shortage of security concerns, mostly involving vulnerabilities that artificial intelligence can introduce to networks, such as data leakage, prompt […]
Data Bottlenecks Are the Next AI Infrastructure Challenge
GPUs are essential, of course, but organizations need to start worrying about how AI systems will get the right data to the right place at the right time. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT Debates over AI infrastructure have focused primarily on the need for computing power, a quest that has contributed to a memory chip […]
Even As The CMMC Changes, The Need For Strong Federal Security Endures
Pending changes to the defense contracting regulations won’t change vendors’ responsibility to secure sensitive information. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT Defense contractors who have spent the last couple months in limbo over the Pentagon’s requirements for protecting Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) will soon find out, for better or worse, how […]
Getting Emergency Help When Dialing 911 Isn’t An Option
Platforms such as Punch Rescue offer fast, efficient notifications and support mandates like Alyssa’s Law without needing internet, cellular or Wi-Fi services to function. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT It’s no secret that response times are critical when emergencies strike. They can unfortunately be a matter of life and death. The most common way to […]
Hardware Provenance: Can You Trust What Reaches the Rack?
Devices are becoming a primary target for cyberattacks, reinforcing the need to ensure that supply chain risk management must apply to hardware as much as software. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT Today’s cyber threat landscape gives security teams plenty of high-risk areas to think about. Supply chains are one of them. Once primarily a concern […]
The Urgent Need for Confidential Computing
As cloud environments grow and AI systems take charge, protecting data in use becomes critical to any organization’s security. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT For years, people talking about data security tended to focus on two things: data at rest and data in transit. By first encrypting the data sitting in a database, file system […]