From soaring cloud costs to risk ownership, data sovereignty and legacy compatibility, there are many reasons why organizations continue to rely on file servers for inexpensive and abundant local storage. Yet no matter where your data lives, access governance is essential to keeping it in the right hands.
Even firmly into the cloud era, countless organizations continue to maintain on-premises file servers alongside their various SaaS subscriptions. These kinds of hybrid setups help businesses preserve large volumes of data while maintaining full control over cost, risk, retention, backups and access.
While the convenience of cloud services is still a big draw that drives many ongoing migration efforts, concerns like spiking subscription costs, data ownership and regulatory demands have caused others to pause or even rethink their cloud strategy.
So despite predictions of a gleaming, cloud-only future, it appears that the humble file server will stick around as an IT mainstay for years to come. No matter the reason your organization continues to rely on file servers, the important part is that you administer them securely and efficiently.
With the level of control and risk ownership that on-premises infrastructure affords you, effective access governance is essential to protecting your data.
