19 Ways to Build Physical Security into a Data Center

At information-intensive companies, data centers don't just hold the crown jewels; they are the crown jewels. Protecting them is a job for whiz-bang technologists, of course. But just as important, it's a job for those with expertise in physical security and business continuity. That's because all the encryption and live backups in the world are a waste of money if someone can walk right into the data center with a pocket knife, a camera phone and bad intentions.

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Anonymous
Wed, 2009-07-15 05:51

Okay, all that's good and well. But what about in co-located situations where you've got hardware owned by different companies all together in the same DC?

Once someone's allowed in through the door, they've potentially got access to other company's servers etc. And if the racks are locked with a key, you've got the problem of managing keys to deal with.

We're using stuff made by TZ to secure components on the rack. All access is logged or can be controlled remotely. it's awesome.

www.tz.net/datacenter

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