The latest episode of 45Drives' "What's Spinnin' Podcast" has just dopped. In this engaging discussion, Brett sits down with me to explore my 25-year journey through the cybersecurity landscape. The conversation delves into my experience and thought leader in the field, where I've developed expertise in securing highly complex environments across multiple sectors. We also discuss insights from my book, the "Cybersecurity Architect's Handbook," and how it has evolved throughout my career.
It was a pleasure sitting down with the team to discuss not only my professional background but also to explore the innovative work that 45Drives is doing, particularly with their new 45Professional product line. As I mentioned during our conversation, I've recently acquired a Pro15 system that I'm eager to begin working with and incorporating into my current book project's infrastructure. I'm looking forward to seeing how this new hardware performs as part of my testing environment and sharing those experiences in my upcoming work.
In fact, I've already installed the Pro15 in my rack, and it's just awaiting the arrival of the 12TB HDDs and SSDs to complete the setup.
To paraphrase Star Wars: it will soon be "the ultimate power in the universe...at least for data."
I'm eager to see its full potential unleashed once all components are in place.
If you haven't yet explored 45Drives, I highly recommend taking a look at their offerings and checking out their YouTube channel. Their approach to storage solutions and server infrastructure is truly impressive.
Much like my book, the "Cybersecurity Architect's Handbook," which aims to make complex security concepts and methodologies accessible to readers of all technical backgrounds, 45Drives embraces an open-source philosophy that makes enterprise-grade storage solutions and server infrastructure more attainable and affordable. They've effectively democratized high-performance storage technology that was previously available only to organizations with substantial IT budgets.
What sets 45Drives apart is their transparent approach to building robust storage solutions. Their Storinator servers deliver remarkable performance and capacity using commodity hardware combined with open-source software like ZFS. This creates a compelling alternative to proprietary storage area networks that often come with restrictive licensing and significant ongoing costs.
For those of you building lab environments or needing substantial storage capabilities, their solutions scale impressively from modest home labs to enterprise deployments. Additionally, if you're working with Proxmox virtualization, 45Drives offers North American-based Proxmox support services – something particularly valuable given the growing popularity of this powerful open-source hypervisor.
Their YouTube channel features excellent technical deep-dives, how-to guides, and infrastructure planning advice that align perfectly with the practical approach I advocate for in my security architecture work.
And speaking of practical resources, if you haven't already done so, consider picking up the "Cybersecurity Architect's Handbook."
