An Organized Data Center Means An Efficient Data Center

Data Centers continue to grow each year. This means that IT budgets need to increase to help with security. Below, see how WireCrafters can help keep your data center secure and organized.

It Lays Out a Path for the Future

Perhaps the most important benefit to an organized data center has not to do so much with the present, but more in regards to the scalability in the future. The wire partitions and server cages offered by WireCrafters, for example, are designed to make reconfiguration possible at a moment's notice. As your needs change or when the time comes to add additional servers, you'll already have a system in place to easily do so. You'll spend less time worrying about where components need to go and more time properly utilizing the components themselves.

The Power of Being Proactive

One of the major benefits of keeping an organized data center has to do with how it allows you to focus your time on the areas that matter the most; namely, being proactive about maintenance. If your data center is logically organized, clean, and properly maintained, you'll be spending less time trying to make sense of everything and more time on thorough and regular inspections.

It Lets You Step Back and Look at the Bigger Picture

Another major benefit of keeping an organized data center has to do with how it allows you to focus your attention on the matters that are most pressing. Instead of spending time trying to make sense of which cables go to which equipment, you can instead turn your attention towards the rotation of equipment to better optimize not individual items but your entire data center as a whole. An organized data center also puts you in a better position to single out components that need to be replaced, allowing you to take the steps to do so before they negatively affect everything around them.

It Can Help Streamline Your Workflow

Another massive advantage to keeping a clean and organized data center has to do with the idea of working "smarter, not harder." The server cages offered by WireCrafters, for example, do a lot more than just separate your servers and keep things organized. They also support the free circulation of air from your building's HVAC system, helping to maintain proper temperatures. They allow for easier cable bundling, making installation, removal, and routine maintenance more straightforward. They allow for the free circulation of light, creating a safer environment for your employees, as well.

Stay Secure

With our server cages having a modular design, it allows for the easy customization, expansion, and cleanliness that you need. However, WireCrafters also has the extra level of security that is essential to keep your data center running. If you have been reading our other blogs, then you understand the necessity of security from theft. WireCrafters has a plethora of locks and wire partitions to customize to your needs while never shirking on the vital security that every server cage requires.

In the End

Keeping an organized data center isn't just recommended - it's mandatory in today's modern-day world. Data centers are fast-paced environments, yet at the same time, they're also filled with very delicate equipment. Server cages and other items don't just make it easier for employees to get in and do their jobs, but they also help guarantee the high availability and superior scalability that your own clients will come to rely on. Learn more about our server cages or find a local dealer in your area by contacting us here.

How to Protect Servers, Network Equipment, & Client Data [Case Study]

Project: Tried and True Communications - St. Louis, MO

Dealer: Industrial Shelving Systems - St. Louis, MO

Protecting Customer Data & Equipment

Tried and True Communications provides network cabling and telecommunications infrastructure, including fiber optics cabling, splicing, termination, restoration and emergency network response to

companies large and small throughout St. Louis, Missouri and surrounding areas. With this level of high-tech service comes the requirement for security at its highest level - whether they are protecting their own equipment, or their customers' data.

The expensive servers, along with the customer data stored on them, must be locked down and secured at all times. The most important aspect of providing network and telecommunications to a large client base is keeping your customers' data safe, secure, and separated at all times.

colocation enclosure for server racks in computer room

Telecommunication Professionals Choose WireCrafters

ISS (Industrial Shelving Systems) has been providing material handling solutions to the industrial and commercial markets in the St. Louis area for decades. Providing wire partitions in St. Louis for safety, security and separation has been their main area of expertise.

https://colocages.com/quick-ship/Tried and True Communications, needing a secure solution for protecting servers and network equipment, consulted with ISS and determined that a WireCrafters Server and Network Security Cage was the logical choice.

WireCrafters Server & Network Security Cages allow for side-by-side storage of multiple server racks while maintaining individual or multiple rack security. By keeping clients' equipment separated, you control access while benefitting from the shared conveniences of the facility - heating & cooling, fire suppression systems, etc. - while keeping all equipment visible and in plain sight.

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Server Cages with Options to Fit Every Application

In addition to their on-site inventory, WireCrafters woven wire partitions for server cages were used to secure servers and computer equipment, while also protecting their customers' data.

WireCrafters standard 8' high partitions were used to wrap around the underside of the overhead cable trays and other electrical equipment used within the facility, ensuring controlled access at every point. For access to the secured area, a 6' wide x 8' high sliding door was installed to allow for entry of large items such as server racks and other bulky equipment. A built in key lock was implemented for added security.

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WireCrafters Helps Protect High-Tech Business

Tried and True is a family-owned company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 2009, the company has been building its diverse client base from day one. They started out with one van and a splice machine and have since built the company to become one of the premier telecom companies in the St. Louis area. WireCrafters and Industrial Shelving Systems are proud to be a part of this growing, high-tech success story.

server storage room with wire partition enclosure divider for network servers

Colocages by Wirecrafters