WHY BUILD A SERVER ROOM , WHEN YOU CAN SIMPLY WHEEL ONE IN ?
Your server room is the heart of your business , it is the gateway to the cloud and the home of your data centre , which is in turn the hub that connects all your devices to your data , in order for you to leverage the Internet of Things ( IoT ) in your business .
Until recently , a server room has been a static environment that , because of requirements such as cooling , fire , and surge protection , as well as environmental monitoring , has had to be a permanent fixture in your office – with its own square meterage and special set of security and climate control systems . But that it no longer the case with a Data Centre in a Box ( DCIB ) solution from Netshield – an entire server room on wheels .
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Inus Dreckmeyr CEO
Netshield
According to Inus Dreckmeyr , CEO at Netshield South Africa , a local original equipment manufacturer ( OEM ) subsidiary of WestconGroup Southern Africa , your business can now have its own IoT-ready “ server room on wheels ” at an affordable price . The perfect solution for remote offices , mid-sized businesses , and companies who may need to “ up and move ” on a regular basis as a result of being a truly mobile enterprise .
“ Netshield ’ s IP54-rated Data Centre in a Box ( DCIB ) is a completely self-contained , stand-alone server room that can be wheeled into your offices and deployed within minutes ,” Dreckmeyr explains . “ The DCIB takes away the onerous task of having to set up and deploy a server room from scratch as it houses all the components you need to manage a traditional server room environment – in a modular and mobile unit . Think of a server room on wheels - the DCIB is exactly that .”
The DCIB is fully kitted out with an access control keypad , electronic locking , central Simple Network Management Protocol ( SNMP ) management and control device with dashboard , temperature monitor , flooding detection , an application-specific air conditioner and UPS , as well as optional humidity monitor , smoke and fire detectors , and extinguishers . It is a complete movable asset for a company .
“ Importantly , the DCIB can be built to your business ’ s exact requirements . In short , it is a stand-alone server room for which you can cherry-pick security and monitoring modules based on your business needs . All of which you can then control from a single IP address ,” says Dreckmeyr . “ Only qualified users will be given access to the server room , and can do so onsite or remotely by way of a simple click-through interface that provides a dashboard summary of the exact alerts and statuses of a selected device within the DCIB .”
The true benefit of the DCIB is that it strips away the need for a host of costly technical skills to build and deploy the infrastructure required in a server room . Furthermore , it reduces the time to operation – as you can wheel it in and get set up and working straight away , and it eliminates the costs associated with a dedicated server room that takes up expensive square metres .
“ As a result of Netshield being part of WestconGroup Southern Africa , you can further tailor you DCIB to include a host of additional technologies – such as a wireless bay station , networking switches , patch panels , data blades , and any other technologies available through the company . We will preconfigure your DCIB and then set it up for you onsite . If you have multiple satellite branches that require their own server room , but you don ’ t have the IT resources to manage each environment , then the DCIB is the perfect solution for you . It is secure and quick to deploy and access to the equipment it houses is only afforded to approved and certified personnel at any given point ,” Dreckmeyr ends . ■
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