Computer Room challenges
Computer rooms (including server rooms and data centres) have particular security and environmental demands.
Computer Room Security
It’s important to implement computer room security measures to guard against a wide range of potential threats. Irrespective of whether your looking at a new facility or looking after an existing facility, you need to identify and protect against the wrong people gaining access to your computer room, as well as having a record of who & when people have entered and exited the facility.
The main areas to look at are:
Access Control
Effective access control reduces theft and damage, by ensuring that only authrised people can gain acess to the computer room.
Here are some of the reasons why an Access Control System will benefit you:
- You NEVER have to change locks as keys can be cancelled or reprogrammed
- A single key provides access to all authorised areas
- Each key is able to be customised by area, date and time
- Management reports reflect EVERY incident and activity
Intrusion Detection and Alarms
Intrusion Detection is used to ensure that when an apparent intrusion is noted alarms are raised to notify staff and security so that relevant action can be taken.
In conjunction with Video Surveillance and Motion Detection the intruder can often be identified and theft and damage avoided.
Some of the key benefits of Intrusion Detection and Alarms are:
- Potential intruders will be deterred
- Fire, smoke and CO presence will be recognised and reported
- Occupants will be alerted through bells or other signals
- Intruders images will be taken and stored
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Video Surveillance
Video Surveillance is used to ensure that a visual record is taken which can be referenced in real time or later, after an incident has taken place.
Video Surveillance acts as a major deterrent and reduces instances of criminal or anti-social behaviour.
Benfits include:
- Potential intruders will be deterred
- Criminals can be identified and prosecuted
- Videos can be watched in real time
- IP based systems enable remote monitoring and management
Remote Equipment and Environment Monitoring
The primary purpose of Remote Equipment Monitoring is to ensure that critical infrastructure is protected. Sensors can be attached to equipment and air conditioners. Power and temperature parameters can be set and monitored.
In the event of a failure an SMS or email can be automatically routed so that relevant people can take urgent action. Management reports will highlight power usage trends and equipment maintenance history.
Remote Equipment Monitoring will benefit you with:
- Cost Savings from effective use of energy and equipment
- Power optimisation due to prioritised and managed usage
- Equipment protection due to rapid response to failures
- Business protection as incidents are responded to urgently
- Demonstrable energy reduction highlighted in Management Reports
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