Confidential Computing with iDatam's IaaS Solutions
Our dedication to safeguarding data whether it's at rest, in transit, or in use.
Our dedication to safeguarding data whether it's at rest, in transit, or in use.
In today's landscape, organizations handle an enormous amount of data, surpassing one exabyte, through cloud services. Since protecting this data is becoming increasingly difficult, the IT sector has developed a novel method of cloud security termed confidential computing. By extending encryption techniques to encompass data in use as well as data at rest and in transit, this model ensures end-to-end security.
Encrypting data that's stored is a common security practice supported by most cloud providers.
Securing data as it travels between clouds and networks is the next level of protection.
Confidential Computing introduces a new layer of security, aiming to safeguard data while it's actively being used.
What is Confidential Computing?
Confidential Computing is an emerging initiative that promotes the adoption of data-in-use encryption as a new standard for cloud security. It involves encrypting workloads while they are actively being processed, which helps reduce the risk of cyber breaches. This additional layer of security complements the existing practices of encrypting data at rest (where it's stored) and in transit (while it's being transferred). By adding encryption for data in use, confidential computing ensures end-to-end protection and significantly enhances cloud security.
Comprehensive end-to-end security.
A smaller attack surface, reducing the vulnerability to both external and internal threats.
Enhanced control over the computing environment.
Improved transparency.
Increased confidence in cloud service providers.
To implement data-in-use encryption, hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) known as enclaves are created. Applications are isolated from the rest of the system, including the operating system, by using enclaves, which gives administrators more control over who has access to encryption keys. This isolation greatly reduces the risk of a data breach, even if an attacker gains privileged access to the production environment.
Creating TEEs is made possible by hardware security technologies like Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). SGX provides instructions for hardware-based isolation and in-memory encryption, enabling secure data processing within protected enclaves. Data processed within these enclaves remains isolated from the rest of the system. Thanks to full memory encryption and accelerated cryptographic performance, Intel SGX empowers confidential computing on both dedicated and virtualized platforms.
Intel SGX is necessary to enhance data security and enable hidden computing. With the introduction of the 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable CPUs, code-named Ice Lake, the technology has seen considerable advancements. These advanced processors will soon be available with iDatam's dedicated server solutions. As an Intel Next Wave Cloud Service Provider, iDatam will be among the first data center providers to offer access to these cutting-edge processors on a global scale. In addition to improvements in clock speed and core count, the latest 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors come equipped with updated Intel SGX capabilities, serving as a solid foundation for confidential computing.
With the utilization of the latest-generation Intel processors, iDatam's dedicated servers will deliver top-tier performance and security. Organizations seeking to implement confidential computing can do so through various deployment models, including traditional dedicated servers, Bare Metal Cloud, and Data Security Cloud.
The varied selection of Intel-powered dedicated server options from iDatam prioritize excellent performance, adaptability, and security. Our dedicated servers, driven by the 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, are perfectly suited for safeguarding sensitive data and running mission-critical applications.
iDatam's Bare Metal Cloud is an API-powered dedicated server platform designed for quick and easy provisioning of 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs. Rapid deployment, manageability via API, CLI, or Infrastructure as Code tools, and flexible pricing choices with hourly invoicing and reserved instances are some of its outstanding characteristics.
The Data Security Cloud from iDatam is a reputable multi-tenant cloud platform built with numerous levels of security to ensure the highest level of data protection. The platform is based on the most recent Intel Xeon Scalable processors (3rd Generation), which provide hardware-enhanced encryption and the possibility of confidential computing.
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