Wireless Sensors Use Case – Data Centers and Server Rooms
Server rooms and data centers are full of expensive computers and networking equipment that are designed to operate within a given temperature range. The electronics also need to be kept away from water. Monnit was contacted by the manger of a large corporations internal data center, that had an issue with a plumbing leak over the weekend. While their existing system monitored for temperatures and humidity, they had no existing water detection system in place. The previous weekend, a toilet leak outside of the data center caused water to cover the floor which leaked into the server room. The water caused an electrical short which took down several server stacks and damaged a handful of servers.