Getting your data online is an important part of the relocation or installation process, from the implementation of critical cooling racks to the best data center maintenance. Security is equally important. You need to make sure that the data is guarded for you and your customers for the foreseeable future. Before you choose data center services, you need to ask a few questions about security, most importantly, what the company’s security measures can do for you.

  1. Are the Servers Proprietary?

For a data center to be a success of any kind, it needs to be secure, and that is going to call for custom servers. Many data centers will make the mistake of selling off servers once their previous owner/renter is no longer paying for space, but this creates a problem.

If your previous server is customized to you and your settings, what’s to stop someone from a rival company from obtaining that server and configuration and learning how your servers are deployed? This is a sticky situation and one you want to avoid. Always find a company that reduces these vulnerabilities by keeping your server safe, or by wiping it once you are finished.

  1. What About Disaster Prevention?

No matter how much data center maintenance is performed, it will be no match for a disaster. Lightning, fire, earthquakes, and all manner of other issues can destroy your data, and you want to know that the data center you are using can meet those potential issues head-on.

In the event of a fire or another disaster, you want a data center that can seamlessly shift your data to another center so that your information can continue to be accessed by you and your customers. Additionally, in the event of a power outage, the data center should have a generator backup.

  1. Physical Security

While network security is important, it is also crucial that physical security is enacted. This includes biometric entry requirements, guards and alarm systems that will alert law enforcement of any unauthorized entry.

Your data matters – make sure you choose a data center that agrees. Contact LDP today for safe and secure data center solutions.