IT data centers are the backbone for data storage and transfer in many business, any damage or downtime of the devices caused by water leaks can directly lead to cruel consequences. According to a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute in 2013, almost a quarter of unplanned data center outages are caused by unpredicted severe weather, water flood, over heat, or CRAC failures. These outages directly ruin the critical applications and make terrible loss of your customers, revenue even your company’s reputation. On average, a data center outage costs up to $5,600 per minute or millions of dollars every year. Furthermore, the loss also includes many physical assets such as damage on hardware, data storage, and ruin to the building structure. Therefore, an early-stage leakage prevention is necessary to safeguard and secure your business’ health.
In order to effectively prevent water leakage in data centers, identifying its headstream is rather important . There are several reasons of water leakage, such as lack of maintenance, wrong design of the building structure, and irrisistable severe weather events.
The air conditioning systems often cause water leakage. If the system’s water pipe has crack, leaking or flooding might occur. Similarly, if the condensation water tanks from a unit are not well maintained, risk of water leakage will definitely increase. Water-cooled server racks for energy saving also pose the risk of water leakage.
Damage to the water pipes generated by frost, clog, sprinkler stop as well as toilet block is another crucial cause of water leakage. This can make significant damage to IT infrastructure within minutes. Severe weather particularly storm is another irresistible prime culprit of water leakage even water flood
By taking all these origins of water leakage into accounts, your data center managers can take proactive measures to mitigate these hazards.
Neuron ThingsLab offers a smart solution to prevent water leaks and keep your IT data centers safe. By deploying the LoRaWAN or NB-IoT water leakage sensors, your IT managers can detect any potential water leaks in real-time and receive alerts when minor leakage happened. These sensors are all battery-powered and wireless, thus are easy for installation and maintenance.
With Neuron ThingsLab’s smart office solution, IT managers can also monitor other ambiance data of their data center, such as temperature and humidity levels, to ensure the environment is optimal for the equipment. The Neuron ThingsLab platform is compatible to integrate with other building system including HVAC and lighting etc. In this way we provide our uses a comprehensive smart building solution.
implementing the water leak detection system can bring down the burden for insurance business when leakage really occur.
Furthermore, implementing the water leak detection system can bring down the burden for many insurance companies with insurance premium when leakage really occur. According to a study conducted by Aon, the installation, monitoring, and utilization of water leak detection technologies can lead to a rather considerable reduction of the total damages associated with insurance water damage claims.
Neuron ThingsLab’s smart solutions can eliminate all those unfortunate outcomes caused by water leakage incidents. With the added value of easy installation and maintenance, as well as potential cost savings on insurance premiums, Neuron ThingsLab’s water leak detection system is a must-have for any IT data center. Contact us today to learn more!
