How harrmful temperature and humidity be?

Biggest Threats to IT Availability

Human error

• Access Monitoring
  • Door monitoring (rack and room)
  • Motion detection video capture

Thermal density / Power management

• Temp and Humidity monitoring
• PDU current/power monitoring

Environmental Threats

• Water
• Smoke
• AC Fail
• Gen set

Things to Know to Prevent Breakdowns

• How much power is each rack consuming?
• Is each server/device cool enough?
• How much cooling and power capacity is left?
• How long till it runs out?
• At the rack, zone or room level?