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Great Power Brings Great Responsibility:
How to Keep Cloud Databases Secure in an
Uncertain World
By Bryan Alsdorf, Director of IT and Head of Information Security, MariaDB Corporation
To paraphrase a mantra popularized by Spider-Man: With great power comes great responsibility. It may
sound corny. But, with the rise of massive data informing so many aspects of our lives directly and
indirectly, this well-known wisdom is especially true when it comes to building databases capable of
managing that exponential data growth.
Consider that global data creation is projected to reach more than 180 zettabytes through 2025,
according to Statista research. PC Magazine notes that one zettabyte is “enough storage for 30 billion
4K movies, 60 billion video games, or 7.5 trillion MP3 songs.” Amid this juggernaut surge, it’s cloud
databases, in particular, that are the scalable powerhouses helping businesses organize, understand
and use their own ever-expanding data to create value. The great responsibility comes in keeping all the
data protected.
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