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HOW TO MANAGE DDOS ATTACKS AND SERVER WORKLOADS
Adrian Taylor at A10 Networks explains how datacentre administrators can manage DDoS attacks by suitable mitigation services without impacting business and how to balance server workloads for high levels of activity .
For commercial datacentre operators , business is good . Although the future of the industry is looking bright , there are some threats on the horizon . The cost of downtime continues to grow . The Uptime Institute found one in four datacentre incidents of downtime exceed $ 1 million . As DDoS attack methods become more sophisticated , effective , and frequent , datacentre operators need to rely on mitigation .
A recent survey by A10 Networks and Gatepoint Research found that senior decision makers at commercial datacentres are under siege by cyber criminals . Datacentre and colocation providers are concerned not only about the cost of intensifying DDoS attacks , but also about lost business and reputational damage .
Datacentre and colocation providers need to be able to distinguish a sudden flood of fraudulent requests at massive scale , to filter out malicious traffic without disrupting normal business operations .
ways to address the threat , and an increasing number want to extend that protection-as-a-service to their tenants as well .
Attacks
Dissatisfied with their current datacentre security and DDoS defence capabilities , many are seeking better
As disclosed in the latest A10 Networks DDoS Threat Report , DDoS threats are soaring . The
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