RFID Tape and Asset Tracking

DataSpan’s DatacenterTrak™ is the most innovative RFID-based asset tracking and data protection solution available, specifically designed to help companies take proactive steps to prevent the potentially devastating losses caused by incidents involving lost, stolen or misplaced data and equipment.

Implementing RFID-based asset tracking technology is a critical step in protecting your organization’s reputation, satisfying your customers’ expectations for due diligence, and safeguarding against security breaches that could jeopardize proprietary information or private customer data. Another major benefit of this groundbreaking data protection solution is that you ensure your organization’s compliance with local, state and federal privacy requirements and legislation, such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley.

DataSpan is the first to offer this comprehensive RFID-based data protection solution to secure every asset in your facility, including: data tapes, servers, laptops, CPUs, monitors, tape containers, personnel and more. This hybrid technology creates a robust system to identify, track, monitor and protect your valuable assets from loss or theft.

CRITICAL STATS

• 45% of IT personnel said data and IT asset security are the most critical issues they will face in the next two years, according to the 2006 Computer Security Institute/FBI Annual Computer Crime and Security Survey
• Costs from laptop and mobile hardware theft increased by 65% in 2006, according to the 2006 Computer Security Institute/FBI Annual Computer Crime and Security Survey

Read more about the importance of data and asset security.

DatacenterTrak Data Protection Benefits & Capabilities

DatacenterTrak offers five customizable options for data protection and monitoring at every level of your midrange or enterprise-level facility, including RFID sensors that track:

• Data Tape Cartridges: an extensive array of tape formats
• Assets: laptops, servers, monitors, CPUs, and more
• People: all facility personnel as well as all authorized and unauthorized visitors

DatacenterTrak Benefits

• Monitor all asset locations, quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Track every data tape, laptop, CPU, monitor, server and more.
• Inventory your tape library in a fraction of the time used to monitor tapes with traditional barcode solutions, saving resources while increasing your overall efficiency.
• Track all facility personnel as well as authorized and unauthorized visitors with automated, hands-free systems.

RFID Sensor Options Monitor:

• Tampering
• Temperature
• Radiation
• Vibration
• Motion
• Toxins
• Gas Leaks

MULTIPLE DATA PROTECTION OPTIONS AVAILABLE

We provide multiple, customizable RFID data-protection solutions for all types of Datacenters and equipment. We also offer complete configuration consulting, on-site evaluations, software integration and installation services.

AssetTrak:

Track, monitor and record authorized and unauthorized equipment movements at all times, in every location. Maintain strict security throughout your facility. Receive up-to-the-minute alerts and notifications in the event of any unauthorized equipment movement. Detect tampering, temperature changes, radiation, vibration, motion, toxins and gas leaks with optional sensor configurations.

Inventory TapeTrak:

Deter theft with RFID technology integrated into the volser barcode labels of individual tapes. Employ customizable hardware and software solutions to easily locate lost, misplaced or misfiled tapes. Accelerate tape inventory audits. Reduce costs associated with outdated and inefficient inventory methods. Demonstrate real-time data cartridge control. Maintain strict compliance with all third-party requirements.

ContainerTrak:

Track every container with “linking technology” that associates individual tapes with specific transport cases and containers. Identify and track data transport container locations in real time. Record every tape and container entry or exit from secured areas. Provide comprehensive monitoring and control of all data cartridges and maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Off-site TapeTrak:

Capture real-time data tape and container arrival and departure information as tapes enter and exit off-site storage facilities. Secure your data tapes at multiple locations. Monitor, track and record tape container arrival and departure data in real time.

PeopleTrak:

Achieve real-time location status on all staff and visitors in your facility. Monitor, record and track employees with multiple ID badge and identification options, including hands-free and onboard biometric (fingerprint) capabilities. Automatically open doors by linking to your current legacy access control system, successfully controlling access to all secured areas in your facility. Designate “authorized escorts” for your equipment. Ensure reliable “chain of custody links”.

DataSpan Relabeling Services:

To implement DatacenterTrak, it will be necessary to convert your tape library to this new RFID label system. For your convenience, DataSpan offers tape re-labeling services as part of our turnkey solutions.

When re-labeling a tape library, it is important to remember that there is only a single cartridge location permitted by international standards for a bar code data cartridge label.
To help make sure the new label is in compliance with all international standards, we have designed a RFID inlay that integrates into the volser label so as not to interfere with your current automatic cartridge retrieval systems or data cartridge computer drives. Talk to a DataSpan Data Storage Specialist to learn more.

DatacenterTrak Is Next-Generation RFID Technology

DatacenterTrak provides your Datacenter with the most comprehensive tracking technology available. DatacenterTrak utilizes dual-active asset tags to monitor and track mobile assets in combination with passive tags, and hybrid application software that integrates easily into your existing tape management system and/or asset management systems.

Who Can Benefit From RFID Technology?

• Financial Institutions
• Insurance Companies
• Hospitals
• Corporate Facilities
• Datacenters
• Educational Facilities
• Off-site Data Storage Facilities

Learn why this solution matters to your business. Read What's at Stake.

Types of Assets Currently Monitored With RFID Tags

• Data Tapes
• Laptops
• Servers
• Tape Containers
• Storage Cases
• Transport Containers
• Vehicles
• Personnel
• Medical Equipment

DatacenterTrak FAQs

Want to learn more about our DatacenterTrak Solution and the technology behind it? Read our FAQs or contact us today.

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DataSpan offers a wide array of Data Storage Solutions, including:
Disk Storage, SAN Management, Tape Storage, Tape Buyback Program, Tape Storage and Transport, Data Duplication and Format Conversion, Tape Labeling and Initialization, Tape Disposal, Data Eradication and Data Destruction, Tape Cleaning and Certification, Tape Library Audits, Tape Library Relocations and Configurations, Disaster Recovery, Tape Removal and Reslotting, Asset Recycling, and RFID Tape and Asset Tracking.

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