Putting the bulk of computing and storage in the data center has other perks for IT management: It creates a centralized location for software upgrades across an entire organization and puts a layer of network security between users and sensitive data--a lost thin client laptop, for instance, doesn't contain private information, and so doesn't pose a threat of causing a data breach.

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Despite the fact that foreign dollar deposits are already held at correspondent money center banks in New York, the centralized and unfettered enforcement access to customer data becomes the single greatest aspect of this new deal.

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