Security Monitoring Solutions : Industrial Security
Filed under: Data Center, environmental monitoring, Intelligent Sensors, Security Monitoring, SecurityProbes
I’ve been having some fun with our industry security monitoring solution this week. What surprised me during the security camera setup process was that I realized that auto focus is a must. When security cameras are up on buildings, is really stinks to setup a ladder, climb up and manually play with the focus while my cell phone is on speaker to my coworker who is watching the security camera image.
I also learned that the LUX rating is extremely important when choosing a night vision camera. The lower to zero the better. In other words, .001 is extremely good night vision. Configuration of the security dashboard is also important. I was able to setup a security map which listed where I had placed our temperature monitors, humidity monitors, security cameras, water sensors, air flow sensors, smoke, dry contact and DC voltage sensors. I got it all setup before I finished my morning coffee.
Believe it or not, dry contact sensors are popular especially in data room temperature monitoring. The techs love the Security web interface.
If you want to learn more about the process I went through to set up our security monitoring system, give us a call.
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Data Center Power Consumption Grows Less
Filed under: Data Center, Notifications, power monitoring, SecurityProbes
Yesterday I stumbled upon an article that lifted my green-thumb environmental-loving spirit. It stated that the amount of power consumed by data centers around the world continues to grow…but not as much? I was intrigued so I continued reading.
According to a study in 2007 by Professor Jonathan Koomey of Stanford University found that due to the virtualization of servers power consumption should still increase. In his report in 2010 all data center power was consuming 1.7 to 2.2 percent of total electricity used in America as opposed to 1.1 to 1.5 worldwide. These numbers were far less than his original predictions in 2007. With these numbers I can believe we are going in the right direction but how do we keep this up? Read more
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Summertime Data Room Monitoring: Part 3
Filed under: Data Center, environmental monitoring, Security Monitoring, SecurityProbes, SensorProbes
In part one & two I went over the environmental factors that could plague your data center during the critical summer months. In this next part I will discuss the security factors you need to know to keep your data room secure and safe. In this blog I will go over 4 solid choices for security solutions in your data center: Security Sensor, Motion Detector, and the Smoke Detector, and Siren and Strobe alarms.
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Summertime Data Room Monitoring: Part 2
Filed under: airflow monitoring, Data Center, environmental monitoring
In part one I went over the advantages of Temperature, Humidity, and Water leak monitoring. In this continuation of the saga will continue to focus on more ways to prevent the summer weather from damaging your data center while staying proactive in your defense. Read more
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Summertime Data Room Monitoring: Part 1
Filed under: Data Center, environmental monitoring, humidity monitoring, temperature monitoring, water leak monitoring
It’s June and you know what that means? Summer is on the way. For most of us that means going to the beach, playing outside, and going to drive-ins with friends and family. But for IT Administrators, it’s all of that plus monitoring offices and Data Centers from being affected by the summer weather. This is the first part in an ongoing series to help those IT Administrators monitor and prevent a cataclysmic event from unfolding. Read more
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Mobile Temperature Monitoring Apps for the Data Center
Filed under: Data Center, environmental monitoring, temperature monitoring
Ravica sells many intelligent environmental sensors that help you keep your data centers, homes, or offices safe, secure and clean. All of these sensors can be monitored through a centralized interface on a server. Is this the only way to keep track of your sensors? What if you are away on the road and you do not have access to a computer? There must be another way to monitor your sensors while being mobile? AKCP have created both an iPhone client and Android smartphone application to do just that. Even when you are on the road you are still connected. Read more
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Data center monitoring gets simpler with the new PoE BitSight2
Filed under: Data Center, environmental monitoring, Ravica News
It has been a long time coming, but due to customer demand, Ravica is pleased to announce the availability of the PoE (IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet) BitSight2 sensorprobe. Now all of your environmental monitoring needs can be met without even needing a separate power source.
That’s not to say you can’t still use the existing method of powering the device as the BS2 will retain the internal 7.5 VDC power supply and is a “Powered Device” so the power to the unit can be supplied from either the PoE or from the 7.5 VDC power adapter, acting as backup power in case of a PoE power supply failure.
nProbe and nBox IPFIX Reporting
Looking for more resources to help you get the most out of your new nBox NetFlow probe? Watch the video below to see Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer Product Manager, Mike Patterson, explain how to report on IPFIX data exported from the nProbe and nBox to get application and server latency, URL information and more!
Once you’ve completed the video, make sure to visit our friends at Plixer to learn more about configuring the Windows nProbe to send NetFlow.
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Server Room Environment Moderated by Mother Nature
Filed under: airflow monitoring, Data Center, environmental monitoring, humidity monitoring, temperature monitoring
Recently, I saw a interesting post on Life Hacker about how to moderate PC temperature. It reminded me of a blog that I wrote a while back that talked about recycling expelled heat from the server room and using it to heat the office. The Life Hacker blog post demonstrated a method of cooling an over-clocked PC with fresh air from outside.
Although I think there are a few engineering flaws in the post, the design and concept are stable.
Using natural resources to cool your server room is clearly the next logical step in making server rooms green. Read more
Temperature and Humidity Monitor Demo from Ravica
Filed under: Data Center, environmental monitoring, humidity monitoring, Security Monitoring, SensorProbes, temperature monitoring
You’ve heard about temperature and environmental monitoring, and you understand its value. But have you seen one in action?
Check out our online demo to see some features of the BitSight2 environmental monitoring system. See the parameters we have selected for use in our own data room. These parameters are easily customizable to accommodate your specific environmental needs. Read more