Peer 1 Hosting ofrece una gama de servicios de centro de datos que incluye alojamiento gestionado, servidores dedicados, colocación y computación en nube.
Los servicios de coubicación se ofrecen en centros de datos de Peer 1 equipados y configurados para permitir el acceso seguro de los clientes a los armarios y jaulas. Los clientes de Peer 1 alquilan los armarios y jaulas de servidores y gestionan su propio hardware. Peer 1 cuenta con instalaciones de colocación de última generación en 10 grandes centros urbanos de Norteamérica y Europa.
El director de operaciones del centro de datos de Peer 1, Mike Duncan, es responsable de que cada armario de servidores esté cerrado con llave y sea inaccesible para otros clientes de colocación. Antes de utilizar KitLock cerraduras digitales, cada armario se cerraba con un candado y una llave a medida.
“To control access from the outside, we use high-tech security solutions. Yet on the inside we still used old-fashioned padlocks and keys,” explains Mr Duncan. “At full capacity our data centres could have up to a thousand locked cabinets and that’s a huge number of keys to manage and find space for”.
“The feedback from customers was also negative. Many of their technicians and service support staff forgot to bring the padlock key with them when they visited the data centre. So while they were able to enter the building with biometric access control, they were not able to get instant access to their cabinet. If a customer forgets their padlock key, they have to wait while a Peer 1 member of staff locates the master key and opens the cabinet for them. When the customer is finished, the cabinet is relocked and the key safely stored. Not only does this slow the customer down, but it also costs them money as there is a charge for our time.”
“Our customers also told us that the problem wouldn’t be so bad if keys were not forgotten or lost on such a regular basis. If a key is lost, often the customers choose to replace the entire locking system, again this is an additional cost but necessary in order to maintain security.”
Peer 1 Hosting decidió buscar una alternativa más moderna y funcional a los candados, que permitiera a sus clientes tener un mayor control del acceso a su propio hardware dentro del edificio.
KitLock KL1200 es un cerradura digital sin llave diseñado específicamente para asegurar armarios y taquillas. Proporciona un acceso sencillo mediante teclado, sin la molestia de las llaves. En su lugar, el acceso se obtiene introduciendo un código de cuatro dígitos en el teclado. Con KitLock, se puede utilizar un código maestro de ocho dígitos para eliminar y restablecer fácilmente los códigos de acceso. Un KitLock KL1200 proporciona 50.000 aperturas con sólo dos pilas AAA.
“One of my colleagues started looking online for keyless cabinet locks, and found the KitLock website,” said Mr Duncan. “The KitLock 1200 exactly matched our requirements in terms of functionality, so we decided to retrofit all of the cabinets installed at our data centre with this product.”
“Due to the sensitivity of the equipment in the cabinets, we keep a record of the Master Codes for each KitLock, and customers maintain their own access codes,” added Mr Duncan. “If a customer forgets their code, we can generate a new one at the touch of a button and without incurring any additional costs. Customers are much happier with the new system, it’s far less time consuming and I don’t have to worry about keys anymore!”
Los cambios periódicos del código de acceso garantizan la eficacia del KitLock y evitan que los códigos se utilicen indebidamente o se transmitan.
“Codelocks has been super-helpful throughout the whole process, and I’ve really enjoyed working with them,” continued Mr Duncan. “They added our logo to the lock handles and changed the factory-set Master Codes on all of the locks before they were shipped to us, which significantly speeds up the installation process.”
KitLock es una marca de Codelocks Ltd. Codelocks es un innovador diseñador y fabricante de cerraduras electrónicas de pulsador para puertas, armarios y taquillas.
07, Jan 2014