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How To Stretch Your Security Dollar

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the time-to-ask-for-new-toys dept.

itwbennett writes "Taking an aspirin a day will keep you headache-free but it can also reduce your risk of heart attack. You're definitely getting your money's worth out of that bitter little pill. But experts say you can also get additional ROI from security, business continuity, disaster recovery and compliance investments, writes Daniel Dern in a recent article. In fact, you can get 'double or triple the value from "side effects,"' observes Jim Cuff, VP of strategy, Iron Mountain Digital. For example, tools purchased for compliance management can also help identify redundancies and other inefficiencies. Security appliances don't just provide security; they can also be used for performance and bandwidth management, and enforcing acceptable use policies. Or take the next step and use disaster recovery resources 'for part of your active environment, like load balancing, test and develop and QA, and backup, not something you have just in case,' urges Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst of the StorageIO Group. And for the ultimate bang for your buck, take your facilities and knowledge and turn them into an external business offering."

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  1. Cannot compute analogy by a1210 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't quite get the asprin analogy, can someone give me a car analogy please? :)

    1. Re:Cannot compute analogy by piojo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Changing your timing belt before it fails?

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  2. Or... by UncleWilly · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or follow the herd and move off-shore.

  3. I've got a great idea for the US Mint... by Tetsujin · · Score: 4, Funny

    OK, you ready? Here it is...

    Silicone bills

    Ever felt a need to stretch your dollar further? Now you can, with silicone bills...

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    Bow-ties are cool.
  4. I need an asprin by syousef · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...after reading that terrible analogy.

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  5. An ad for... by cosm · · Score: 2, Funny

    Norton ViagraWorks 2010?

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    'We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.' RPF
  6. Back to security by sopssa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shutting down your computers improve your security, but you'll also get a girlfriend.

    1. Re:Back to security by DiegoBravo · · Score: 4, Funny

      Bad analogy. The article(?) is about SAVING money, not money bleeding.