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Australia’s data centre boom exposes a physical security gap as facilities scale up 20-fold
Australia’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is confronting a widening physical security challenge as hyperscale facilities grow in size, complexity, and regulatory scrutiny. The shift is driving not only demand for advanced entrance technology, but also for specialised, high-reliability service capable of supporting critical infrastructure operating 24/7.
Three-into-one security budgets deliver solid savings for high stakes data centre development
When it comes to securing data centres, there is no room for compromise by designers, builders, managers and owners.
The average cost of building one of these facilities in Australasia can be up around $10,000 a square metre, according to local project managers. This value is just the tip of the iceberg, especially when you factor in the value of the stored data and the costly liabilities associated with data breaches.
German police HQ secure building entrance
The South-East Hesse Police Headquarters – which is one of Germany’s most modern police facilities, located on a site of almost 37,000 m² – uses Circlelock Solo high security portals to prevent unauthorised access to the facility that is home to more than 800 police officers.
The six Circlelock Solo portals installed in this high profile facility are now being sold in Australia with the same security features guaranteed to ensure that only one authorised person at a time can enter sensitive public and private infrastructures, such as data centres, financial and telecommunication hubs, energy production facilities, as well as our own police centres.
How do we safeguard energy and infrastructure against emerging threats?
When the head of ASIO issues an unprecedented public warning about rising threats of espionage, sabotage, and terrorism, it is certainly time for the owners and operators of our critical infrastructure to sit up and take notice.
We in the design and building industry – architects, constructors, engineers, facility managers, fitout specialists and suppliers – must also pay heed when Mike Burgess, Director-General of Security, says the 2025 national terrorism threat level is “probable”.
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