The University of Seville and the Pablo de Olavide protect their active RF data centers
October 21, 2010
The University of Seville with the de Pablo Olavide, through the Seville company lookout Tech (a spin off supported by the public agency Idea), protect their data centres of the universities through a service of monitoring based on active RFID technology, or active RFID. This technology allows to carry out a security management (real-time control of access to the data center room and cabinets), management of assets (inventory and tracking of equipment) and management of energy (the humidity control)(, temperature and fluid in rooms and cabinets).
Thus, a 'tag' is placed or radio frequency tag active objects, in this case, the doors of the rooms and cabinets. Each tag has a unique code and constantly emits signals in a very wide and clean frequency (frequency 433). A network of receivers captures the tag signals and sends them over the network to a software developed by Tech Watch (and baptized as lookout AM). Through this software can be controlled if someone unauthorized had acceded to a room or a wardrobe of data. "Has the advantage that does not depend on any other technology as in the case of GPS and that also can be used in enclosed spaces", explains the managing of projects of the company, immaculate Tena.
In the case of the University of Seville, system is already functioning in the Rector's Office and a new project of management of assets (hardware staff) in the Red building is under way. The latter, which carried out Vigia tech and Enterprise Aliatis, allow, in addition to a real-time inventory of all hardware, know the area in which lies and their movements. In the case of the I UPO, not just installed RFID technology in the data center but also in the Housing Centre of research of the University. "The first scheduled that is ready in about a month", says Tena. In addition, "we are integrating our alarms with the system of the UPO receive the party's problems in one system", adds. This tracking system, developed by professors and visitors of the Department of electronics technology of the University of Seville in 2005, not only applies to data centers, but to any other object of value you want to inventory or have located: from manuscripts or jewelry to plasma screens or laptops. "Today--says Tena - we are focusing our efforts on the protection of data centres and asset management in the management of waste collection". "The potential of this technology isn't here, because that expands to extend the features of the labels." There are tags that is you can incorporate any type of sensor, including the fluid detector which increases their ability to use. "In fact can offer solutions in areas such as the hospital, security, logistics or leisure," he says.
