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Interesting Facts About Computer Rooms
As the name may suggest to many, a computer room is a room in which computers and digital storage devices are kept. Computer rooms are synonymous with data centres or server rooms.
Increasingly over recent years, computer rooms have become more common. They have appeared across the UK, Europe and indeed the world, as global industry and governmental departments have switched, to a large degree, from paper-based storage across to digital storage.
This data might include banking information, email storage, pension details, Jobseeker's Allowance or any number of other commercial and state related information. All these ones and zeros are kept, in most instances, in very secure conditions. The security of these details is of course paramount in ensuring that this valuable information is not misused by anyone, particularly names, addresses and financial details.
Computer rooms have become of great importance to the smooth functioning of government, of business and of society in general. The protection of these computer rooms may one day be considered of national importance. As they stand now, they are too widely dispersed to be a target for, for example, terrorists groups of malevolent foreign powers.
It would also be very difficult to discover the location of, for example, the details of everyone's national insurance contributions. If these were located and somehow sabotaged, the consequences might be dramatic.
Naturally, these computer rooms are protected by security guards who ensure that no unauthorised personnel enter the premises. In terms of computer related protection, most computer rooms will have deployed firewalls, intrusion detection systems and VPN gateways. Firewalls basically prevent unauthorised access, whilst allowing outward communication. An intrusion detection system (IDS) monitors a network for malware, cracker activities or possible attack from disgruntled employees.
As they are such important locations, computer rooms are usually fitted with air conditioning which keeps the computer units at just the correct temperature. It should also keep the air at a suitable humidity. If the servers get too hot they can be permanently damaged. Similarly, if too much moisture builds up, this can have extremely damaging effects as well.
They should also benefit from a back up electricity supply, such as a diesel generator - as obviously if the electricity supply stops for some reason, this could have severe consequences for the data held in computer rooms.
Computer rooms are also invariably fitted with high specification fire sensors, which go off as soon as equipment starts to smoulder, as opposed to when it is actually on fire. Sprinkler systems are also in place in the unlikely event that a large scale fire develops.
It is clear then, that computer rooms play a vital role in all our lives, ensuring our most crucial information is kept safe and secure for government agencies and banks to access and use for our benefit. As long as this data is given the respect and security it requires, computer rooms are set to remain our main storage facilities.
About the Author Anna Stenning has advised on the building of many computer rooms around the UK.
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