ISM Book Chapter 6: Storage Area Networks

Its a new year, and its time for a new ISM Book Review question! This one is from Chapter 6, which is all about SANs.

Here's the question:

A small bank is expanding their data center, and will be installing more servers and storage to server their customers better.
The bank's primary concern is the security of their customer's data.
Which type of zoning (hard or soft) should be implemented in their new data center's SAN? Why?

The rules are simple, answer the question. Extra credit for diagrams! Or, if you disagree with how the question was asked, chime in and make it better.

If you'd like to see questions from previous chapters, see the index to the Information and Management Review Questions.

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