An Eye On Data Center Environmental Monitoring & Security
Mention “monitoring” in a word association game with most IT professionals and chances are they will immediately think of traditional system management software and the administrative processes that go with it. However, servers and network devices are sensitive and require a controlled physical environment for reliable performance, and while most businesses realize the necessity of a properly designed data center or computer room for their critical IT infrastructure, unless the facility itself is monitored for proper environmental conditions, the systems might as well be under someone’s desk. The need for data center environmental monitoring may be best summed up by Mark Twain’s folksy aphorism: “Put all your eggs in the one basket, and watch that basket!” Wireless Sensor Networks can be used in the environmental monitoring market.
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