20/12/2018
Data centers, no matter the size, need environmental monitoring. Here’s why:
Servers Must Be Kept Cool
Servers generate high levels of heat and the warmer the environment gets, the more likely they are to fail. In fact, an increase from 68℉ to 86℉ can reduce the long-term reliability of electronic equipment by as much as 50%. Something as simple as a failure in the air conditioning system can spell disaster.
Data Center Fires
Data centers are hot, enclosed environments and not surprisingly, susceptible to fire. Fire accounts for about 6% of data center downtime and is usually caused by things like shorts due to contaminants, heavy power loads, or defective components.
Moisture is Never Good for Data Centers
Moisture is also a common problem in data centers. The humidity in the air can cause condensation in the warm room. This causes corrosion and component failure.
Overly Low Humidity Can Lead to Static Electricity
Static electricity may seem like a harmless nuisance, but it is one of the biggest threats in the data center or server room environment. The sensitive components that are common in IT equipment can be damaged or even fried by less than 25 volts of discharge.
How Does Environmental monitoring Help?
Environmental monitoring has evolved quickly and can help protect server rooms and data centers by monitoring and tracking environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, battery life, contaminates, power failure and more.
Monitoring your data center for environmental factors can do more than save you a headache. It can prevent the loss of costly IT equipment and the additional losses created by its failure. It is a small step in protection that can prevent catastrophic loss.
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