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GoGrid and Dome9 Partner to Bring Automated Cloud Server Security Management to the GoGrid Cloud

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GoGrid, a leading cloud infrastructure company, and Dome9 Security, a leading provider of cloud security management services, have joined forces to bring automated cloud server security management to the GoGrid cloud. This partnership addresses the pressing need for efficient and scalable cloud security, which has been a major challenge for organizations deploying cloud infrastructure.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership makes it easy for GoGrid customers to deploy Dome9's cloud security management service as part of their GoGrid environment, providing automated security management of GoGrid's cloud infrastructure.
  • Dome9's Secure Access Lease technology dynamically generates time-based secure access to cloud servers, making servers virtually invisible to hackers by closing administrative access by default.
  • Pricing for the Dome9 service is just $20 a month, which includes the Dome9 service with consolidated billing through GoGrid.
  • The Dome9 Agent is now preloaded on a GoGrid Partner Server image (PGSI), ready to deploy within GoGrid, and is available for both Windows and Linux operating systems.
  • The partnership aligns with Aberdeen's recent research in security and cloud computing, which shows that augmenting native security controls offered by cloud service providers delivers both better security and lower total cost.
  • Dome9's solution consolidates security management across local and cloud environments, providing an innovative approach for managing cloud server security.

Statistics:

  • The GoGrid cloud infrastructure serves as the underlying platform for the Dome9 cloud security management service.
  • The Dome9 Agent is preloaded on a GoGrid Partner Server image (PGSI), ready to deploy within GoGrid.
  • The Dome9 service offers automated security management of GoGrid's cloud infrastructure at a price of just $20 a month.
  • The Dome9 Secure Access Lease technology dynamically generates time-based secure access to cloud servers, making servers virtually invisible to hackers.
  • Aberdeen's recent research in security and cloud computing shows that augmenting native security controls offers better security and lower total cost.

Sources:

  • Marketing Weekly News editors, "Dome9 Unveils Industry's First Ever Cloud Server Security Management Service for Automated and Elastic Security", published by VerticalNews.com
  • Aberdeen Group, cited in the article, "Aberdeen's recent research in security and cloud computing shows that augmenting the native security controls offered by cloud service providers delivers both better security and lower total cost." (Citation: Aberdeen Group, "IT Security: A Key Factor in Cloud Adoption")
  • GoGrid, cited in the article, "GoGrid is the world's largest pure-play Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider specializing in cloud infrastructure solutions" (Source: GoGrid.com)

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