Without the old layer of short-distance cables, this new Ethernet system will connect servers and storage drives directly to long-distance networks, making them accessible to each other from hundreds or thousands of miles away.
Still, the cheaper Rite Aid becomes, the more attractive the Pennsylvania-based drugstore may become to CVS. The prospect of such an acquisition adds in another short-term layer of risk for CVS shareholders.
In parallel, define a security architecture and migration strategy that provides security through browsers, Secure Sockets Layer and passwords in the short run, and gets you started on PKI by deploying technologies such as IP Security virtual private networks and the Secure Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions e-mail standard.