Thermal imaging cameras can help data centers detect intruders in darkness, identify abnormal heat in electrical infrastructure and support predictive maintenance. This guide explains the technology, its limitations, the standards that apply and how to integrate thermal imaging with environmental monitoring, access control and visible-light video.

As many businesses are under pressure to speed digital transformation, IT professionals are striving to integrate cloud and data center colocation solutions to enhance the efficiency of their current infrastructure.

Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) has been studied extensively. As a result, many potential end-users are familiar with the concept and are knowledgeable about possible benefits, but they’re not sure where to start.

According to recent survey data from Uptime Institute, despite a rising focus on environmental sustainability, most data center operators are still not evaluating their water and carbon footprints, or their e-waste disposal programs. However, it is advised that all data centers should be monitoring their environmental impact.

Evident improvements can be seen with water cooling technologies. As such, data centers rely on water to cool and sustain operations. Removing heat from IT facilities is a priority. Water is a primary medium that facilitates the cooling exchange in a data facility.

Thermal camera surveys are part of operational compliance for many organizations.

Thermography detects heat and converts it into an image that you can see.