Hayward Turnstiles is a top manufacturer and trusted supplier of modern advanced access control systems to the tech industry for over 50 years. The information technology industry is very vast. As the world grows more technologically advanced, the information technology industry grows with it. In fact, it is predicted that information technology spending will max out at just bellow 5 trillion dollars by the end of 2018, showing a 5% growth from the previous year. With over 94% of the worlds data now stored digitally, the IT industry is starting to look more like a data storage and management industry these days.
Large organizations store their data in data centers. These are massive facilities that store powerful servers full of all the data we send and retrieve on the internet daily. Cloud computing and other technological advances we have grown accustomed to recently would not be possible without these critical data centers. But with a data center’s huge storage capacity comes extraordinary risk.
With data centers able to store even exabytes of data (with one exabyte equivalent to 250 million DVDs of data), a tremendous risk is incurred just simply by storing the data. Results would be catastrophic if this sheer amount of data were to fall into the wrong hands. Sensitive information like credit card numbers, confidential business files, medical records, and more could be leaked online for all to see if someone with ill-intentions were to gain unauthorized access to a data center. Many large organizations erect their own data centers, so a breach of their information would put the success of their company at risk and would compromise all of their employee records, trade secrets, and financials reports. Sure, it is possible for a hacker to access data center servers remotely, but given access to the servers themselves, a hacker could simply plug-in and start stealing data. So, implementing cyber security is only one part of the puzzle–data centers should have strong physical entrance security.
To protect data in the information technology industry, and more specifically at data centers, organizations must first secure their entryways. Making sure threats can’t even gain entry into a data center or other IT facility is the first line of defense. Many organizations implement full height turnstiles or full height revolving door turnstiles at the entrances to their data centers. These units span from floor to ceiling and cannot be breached. They allow only a single person access at a time, promptly locking after the person gains access. These full height models provided the highest level of security; in fact they are often trusted for use in prisons because they are so secure.
Organizations either put these data center turnstiles at the main entrances to their buildings, or at the entrances to their server rooms. For those organizations that prefer the latter option, optical turnstiles are usually installed at building entrances to add an extra layer of security between the actual entrance and the server room entrance. These optical turnstiles are visually appealing with a sleek, modern look. They can detect tailgaters and even block entry with your choice of steel or glass barriers. They give off a more inviting look for companies that often give tours of their data centers and those that want to impress visitors.
