The IBM System x ServeRAID-MR10is Vault adapter tool is a RAID controller with a built-in crypto-engine that encrypts data written to hard drives. IBM is aiming the product specifically at small and midsize businesses, which typically have less in the way of security resources.

"Few SMB organizations have dedicated security personnel or the budget to purchase expensive, specialized security appliances," said David Rasmussen, director of IBM's high-volume System x business. "They also tend to make more frequent use of … contractors, temporary employees and non-IT employees, who come and go based on the needs of the moment to do things such as implement a particular IT or business-side project. The result is that lots of people, both employees and others, have physical access to SMB systems."

Talk about the tool comes on the heels of announcements from IBM about a slew of new and upgraded products and services as part of the company's data storage strategy. Officials at IBM hope the Vault adapter will give them a head start against competitors in the encryption and storage space. 

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