Data centers are a unique end user market with specific and distinctive needs when it comes to security. As the heart of the digital world, data centers are repositories of vast amounts of sensitive information, including financial data, personal information, and valuable intellectual property. Data centers also support critical infrastructure such as power grids, transportation systems and healthcare. In short, a compromised data center poses a threat to national security.

This technology report, developed in cooperation with Johnson Controls Security Products, will focus on how physical security systems, including access control, serve the demanding environment of data centers. New data centers are growing at a double-digit rate in the foreseeable future. Therefore, developing the best physical security systems for these exacting environments presents a lucrative opportunity for the industry.