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Highest Level of Security for Computer Centers Thanks to Cloud-Based Power Data Analysis

If hackers or a technical malfunction paralyze the servers of a corporation, the failures can lead to millions in damage. One company, Correct Power Institute, has developed a method for monitoring computer centers that quickly traces faults in the power supply and thus ensures high availability of the IT systems. The approach: Controllers from WAGO detect all electrical current and environmental data and use the cloud for analysis. The hardened Linux^® operating system in the controllers and Correct Power’s sophisticated security architecture ensure the highest level of data security.

Cybercrime is a Security Risk

Imagine an automotive manufacturer in Stuttgart: In the middle of the morning shift, production suddenly stops. Belts stop; the swift movements of the parts robots freeze; the touch screens of the production engineers go dark. Later, it emerges that cyber criminals have attacked the manufacturer’s computing center and cut the power supply to the servers. In places where Industry 4.0 has been implemented, where the most important processes are controlled via IT, this is an expensive incident: It is estimated that the company would have to absorb 20 million euros in losses due to this production stoppage.

This example may be imaginary, but it is also quite real, as almost all of the large-sized companies, banks and insurance groups are outsourcing their IT to computing centers. These constantly process, analyze and store data, in particular in the cloud, which provides enormous additional IT capacities. Yet therein lies the rub: Server farms can be easily attacked via the Internet if their IT security is not robust. Hackers increasingly exploit these weak points to infiltrate viruses into code, to steal data or to cripple the power supply.

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Faulty IT Curtails Competitiveness

“Power supplies are the Achilles’ heel of servers,” explains Bernd Steinkühler, CEO at the Correct Power Institute GmbH. This company from Bochum specializes in constructing and monitoring server farms. The problem: Even though electrical supplies are regulated by standards and requirements, these are often not fully implemented. “There are many rules and regulations, and it is easy for operators to lose track. Monitoring is often lacking, and problems are not detected early enough,” states Steinkühler. This can have fatal results for a company. If the IT system does not work around the clock, then production and competitiveness are negatively impacted.