A new market has boomed around the world and the currency is data. Globally, the data stored in data centres will quintuple by 2020 to reach 915 EB by 2020, up 5.3-fold (a CAGR of 40%) from 171 EB in 2015. (Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index: Forecast and Methodology, 2015-2020).
Overall data centre workloads will more than double (2.6-fold) and cloud workloads will more than triple (3.2-fold) from 2015 to 2020, so there needs to be a corresponding rise in data centre physical security to match this demand.
Since the very first digital ‘virus’ was detected in the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) in the form of the Creeper Virus in the early 1970s, the development of digital security practices against attack has been at the forefront of data security. However, at the same time; it has often been held that the physical security of the data has, shall we say; stalled.
This is why CLD Fencing Systems has developed a range of Data Centre Fencing and Gate Solutions that offer the highest level of protection with guaranteed delay against attack for your next project.
What are the requirements for Data Centre Fencing?
In order to ensure physical data remains safe from harm, data centre fencing must meet certain requirements, which include:
- Protection of the external perimeter from being compromised either by being scaled over, burrowed under, or cutting through
- Securing car parking areas and protecting the exterior of the data centre building
- Securing and controlling entrances and exits for authorised staff and visitors, as well as deliveries of supplies
- Prevention against vehicle borne attacks (HVM)
- Controlling access to the building
- Aesthetically appealing to blend into the environment
- To be used in conjunction with other security measures including lighting and CCTV
If you’re unsure whether you’re existing data centre fencing meets these standards, get in touch with a member of our team who’d be happy to help.
What is the importance of Data Centre fencing?
With access to unprecedented levels of data, you can understand why security rated fencing for data centres is important. Not only is it important to protect cyber data from hackers, but where data is kept in the physical sense, you run just as much risk of a potential breach in security. It’s for this reason that data centre fencing such as that we manufacture here at CLD Fencing Systems is so imperative, with the ultimate goal being to detect potential threat early, allowing enough time for interception to take place.
Not only can they act as a deterrent just by their physical presence, but they can also prevent actual security breaches whilst also promoting your business through appropriately branded fencing.
Erecting proper, Government approved security fencing at your data centre will instil confidence in the clients who store their data with you and will help you to reduce any risk of being compromised in the future. So, if you’re in need of new data centre fencing, contact our team today to discuss our range of options.
