The Dusty NAS and the Danger of the Single Cloud
A friend of mine recently confessed that the Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliance he bought years ago is still sitting in its box, collecting dust. Meanwhile, his life documents, business assets, and NGO project files are scattered across multiple local drives and Google Workspace accounts. As his team expands across borders, two things are hitting him simultaneously: the pain of subscription fee bloat and the anxiety of fragmented data. This isn't just an organization problem; it’s an infrastructure risk. My first job out of college was as an IT Specialist for a New York-based firm. I spent my days implementing data-backup and disaster-recovery plans for our NYC office in the wake of 9/11, ensuring compliance against tough New York State cybersecurity standards. When you look at data through the lens of critical infrastructure, you stop trusting default setups. If you are building a business or an organization, here is how you need to think about your data architecture: 1. T...