From a simple power failure to a record flood or raging fire, server disasters can damage a business and halt the flow of important information crucial to company prosperity.

A company’s server often contains mission critical data and information vital to the day-to-day running of a business. As data can often be a company’s most important asset, whatever compromises its security also compromises the security of a business.

Server protection can often be ignored, despite the cost of ignorance being so high. With the price of downtime being so great, what can a business do to minimise these risks and protect valuable servers?

There are many elements that can put servers at risk of potential threats including:

Fire
The amount of activity and the storage of flammable substances in the average working environment can put a business at risk of fire. Servers directly damaged by fire or the foam used to combat fire are likely to be irreparable.

Flood
Servers often generate a lot of noise and can take up valuable space in small offices. Often the temptation to place them in basements where they are less distracting is all too great. This however, can prove disastrous in the event of a flood where equipment can be damaged permanently.

Theft
Offices are often viewed as easy prey by burglars due to the high value of equipment stored within the workplace and the relative ease of access into the building. It can prove difficult to provide 24-hour security in an office space and control who has access in and out the building to differentiate potential thieves from visitors and staff.

Overheating
It is imperative that servers remain cool if they are to function effectively, overheating can lead to server failure and data loss. Running a server at the higher end of its specified temperature range can half its operation lifetime, proving costly to replace.

The Solution
Co-location facilities like ZebraHosts can safeguard against these potential hazards by providing a safe and secure environment for servers.

The location of the datacentre means it is very unlikely to be affected by flood, guarding against the possibility of floodwater destruction - which can cause permanent damage to servers even if the power supply has been cut prior to flooding. What’s more, the low level of activity taking place and the lack of flammable substances in the vicinity also make ZebraHosts at minimal risk from fire.

To combat overheating issues, ZebraHosts makes use of large air conditioning units, capable of removing heat quickly and efficiently so servers remain up and running at all times, eradicating these risks.

With strict access regulations to the ZebraHosts datacentre, the environment is completely controlled. This means security is high and the threat of theft low with any visitors to the datacentre being supervised by staff at all times.

Whether it be fire, flood, theft or overheating ZebraHosts can minimise the impact of disaster, reducing the risk of data loss and damage to equipment even in the event of power failure thanks to a backup generator on site.

You can rest assured that your server is in safe hands with ZebraHosts.

Call Belinda or Nick on 0191 261 7555