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| 24x7x365 Onsite Security |
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Our data center is staffed with 24-hour security officers to augment the physical security features of the data center, providing financial-grade protection of your mission-critical Internet operations. Visitors are screened upon entry to verify their identity with a valid government-issued form of identification and escorted to their destinations by security staff personnel. All access history is recorded for audit by clients, as needed.
A fully monitored "mantrap" separates the welcome lobby area from the main lobby of the data center. The shipping and receiving area are walled off from the collocation area making the mantrap the only accessible entryway into the collocation area. All access points in the data center are controlled and monitored with biometric hand scanners and CCTV cameras.
In addition, our data center has:
- 24x7x365 onsite security
- Silent alarm and automatic notification of appropriate law enforcement officials protect all exterior entrances.
- Motion-detection for lighting and CCTV coverage.
- All exterior walls are bullet resistant with Kevlar wrapping
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| CCTV Digital Recorders |
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All aspects of our data center are monitored and recorded via color, hi-resolution digital cameras:
- CCTV digital camera coverage of entire data center including cages, with archival system.
- CCTV integrated with access control and alarm system.
- Motion-detection for lighting and CCTV coverage
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| Physical Access |
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| Biometric Hand Geometry Readers |
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Multiple biometric hand geometry readers are utilized along with an encrypted database and visual confirmation ensure that only authorized personnel have appropriate access to your servers within our data center. Using Recognition Systems, Inc's Handkey® II Access Control Reader, echoMountain has incorporated proven, biometric technology within the framework of the data center's security system. Because authorized personnel must pass through biometric hand scanners at every access point, echoMountain is able to keep track of where and when someone has entered and exited a room or cage. Our data center has a comprehensive system where our security personnel has complete knowledge of all individuals in the data center, their whereabouts, and activities. Our biometric hand geometry reader required pass code for access to specific areas. All authorized personnel are required to use geometry reader to:
- Enter the data center welcome area
- Enter the man trap from the welcome area.
- Leave the man trap to enter the main computer room.
- Enter each cage containing rack systems where client servers are placed.
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| enterprise class rack systems |
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Our client's servers are place HP 10000 Series Racks. These enterprise-class rack systems combines next-generation structural integrity, rack cooling, cable management, and rack security to deliver industry leading rack security and performance. Security Provisions - Front and rear doors are locked, which provides the necessary level of security to prevent unauthorized entry. Slide panels are also locked, allowing for our entire rack rows to be secure.