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 During 2006 and 2007, there were over 9,600 mergers and acquisitions with combined transaction values of over $3.1 trillion. While much is written about the price and market implications of these transactions, little is written about the IT implications.
During a change of ownership, detailed plans must be put into place to define how and when computing resources and network topologies will be migrated. Since most corporate networks are large and flat, the process is lengthy, complex and prone to error. Many organizations use LAN segmentation, firewalls or VLANs to separate assets from the corporate network, but their use add unnecessary complexity and cost to the process.
Apani® EpiForce® enables cross-platform server isolation and reduces the cost, complexity and stress associated with mergers and acquisitions. EpiForce isolates servers and endpoints into security zones – an alternative to traditional segmentation. Once isolated, EpiForce strictly controls access to these zones and optionally and selectively encrypts communications between the computers in them, regardless of their platform or the physical location of the computers themselves.
This layered approach provides IT organizations a refreshing degree of flexibility without compromising security.
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