EDITOR ’ S QUESTION

• Advancements in video analytics and cloud- based analytics

• Use of anti-climb perimeter security

The data centre market is witnessing strong growth in the development of multiple large facilities . The market is mainly dominated by colocation providers , followed by Internet and cloud service providers . With the increasing development of sophisticated technology and vast amounts of data , the data centre security market is becoming essential for operators .

Companies are increasingly working towards ensuring that customer data is protected by installing physical security measures .

Companies are increasingly working towards ensuring that customer data is protected by installing physical security measures . For instance , SIFY Technologies is investing in facilities across India equipped with physical security systems such as video surveillance , motion detection and multi-level access control , along with physical security guards .

The following factors are likely to contribute to the growth of the data centre physical security market during the forecast period :

• Increasing construction of hyperscale data centres

• Rising colocation investment across data centres

The Data Center Physical Security Market – Global Outlook & Forecast 2021 – 2026 report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets . com ’ s offering . The study considers the present scenario of the data centre physical security market and its market dynamics for the period 2020 – 2026 . It covers a detailed overview of several market growth enablers , restraints and trends . The report offers both the demand and supply aspects of the market . It profiles and examines leading companies and other prominent ones operating in the market .

COVID-19 impact

The local and global vendors manufacturing and supplying security infrastructure faced a significant challenge during the pandemic . During COVID-19 , several lockdowns were imposed by the government across the globe . As in some of the region data centres were considered essential services , the working continued with 50 % of employee capacity .

The threat of cyberattack was high and vendors started to provide high-security solutions to operators . Vendors such as Honeywell International , Johnson Controls International , Legrand , Siemens , Bosch Security Systems , Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and Secure I . T . Environments provide several advanced physical security infrastructures for data centres .

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