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Data centres
Data centre security systems
Cameras, access control and alarms for the equipment yard, the dock, the data hall and every room in between. Installed and tested with your operations team.
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Where it usually breaks
Most data centre gaps are process gaps with a door attached
Before adding equipment, we look for the places where the system and the procedure disagree. These four come up most.
Alarms with no named owner
A door alarm at 2 a.m. needs a person who receives it, decides what it means and records how it closed.
Video that does not match the door log
If camera and access clocks drift, matching a badge swipe to the right footage turns into guesswork.
Deliveries nobody signed for
Hardware that leaves the dock without a recorded hand-off is hard to trace once it reaches the hall.
From the field
A recent Securitron data centre installation
Photos from our own crew on an Ontario data centre project. The client is not named.
Data centre installation gallery
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Equipment yard
Pole-mounted domes covering the fenced switchgear yard from three directions.
Securitron installation, Ontario. Photos retouched for light and sharpness only.
Zone by zone
What we install, and why each piece is there
Scenes in this section are illustrations of typical installations. Our own project photos are in the gallery above.
01
Equipment yard and perimeter
Switchgear, generators and fuel sit outdoors, often behind a fence that nobody watches at night.
- Pole-mounted cameras with overlapping views of the yard and fence line
- Fence and gate detection tied to a named alarm owner
- Gate intercom and reader for service vehicles
- Camera placement checked against site lighting at night
02
Entries and loading dock
Staff, customers, couriers and contractors share a few doors, and new hardware arrives by the pallet.
- Readers and door contacts on every exterior door, with held-door alarms
- Dock cameras that capture the truck, the load and the hand-off
- Intercom at the dock and visitor entrance
- Mantraps or turnstiles where tailgating is a real, observed problem
03
Data halls, cages and racks
Each customer or team should reach only their own space, and the record has to prove it.
- Readers on hall and cage doors, grouped by customer and role
- Rack-level locks where a contract or audit asks for them
- Aisle cameras placed to show who opened which cage
- Permissions with an end date for contractors and visiting engineers
04
Electrical, UPS and network rooms
The rooms that keep the site running are often protected by the same badge as the lunchroom.
- Separate access groups for electrical, mechanical and network rooms
- Door events logged and searchable alongside the matching video
- Cameras on room entries, not pointed at customer equipment
- Security devices on their own network segment and backed-up power
05
Roof and mechanical
Roof hatches and rooftop units are easy to forget until someone is up there unannounced.
- Contacts on roof hatches and access ladders
- Mast cameras covering rooftop equipment
- Alarm routing that reaches whoever is on call after hours
How a project runs
From walk-through to handover
- 1
Walk the site with your team
We tour the yard, doors, dock, halls and plant rooms with operations and security, and note how people and equipment actually move.
- 2
Design around your procedures
Access groups by person, space and time. An owner for every alarm. Camera views with a stated purpose.
- 3
Install, label and document
On new builds we coordinate with the general contractor and electrical trades. On live sites, work follows your change windows and escort rules.
- 4
Test it with you, door by door
Badge in, hold the door, force the door. Confirm the alarm reaches its owner and the footage lines up with the event.
- 5
Hand over a system you can run
Device list, naming, as-built drawings and admin training, so your team is not dependent on us for every change.
Common questions
Data centre security FAQ
Can you work inside a live data centre without disrupting operations?
Yes. Work in live areas is scheduled into the site’s approved change windows, follows its escort and method-of-procedure rules, and each door is tested before the change is closed.
Do you install during new data centre construction?
Yes. On new builds we coordinate cabling, device locations and door hardware with the general contractor and electrical trades, then commission and test the system before turnover.
Do we have to replace our existing access control or cameras?
Not necessarily. We first review what is installed and how it is used. Adding readers, fixing camera views, re-grouping permissions or syncing clocks is often enough, and replacement is only recommended when the existing platform cannot do the job.
How do you handle cameras in colocation halls with customer equipment?
Each camera gets a written purpose. Views are set to show doors, aisles and who opened a cage, and avoid recording screens or customer equipment details. Access to footage is limited to named roles.
What areas do you serve?
Securitron works across the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario, including Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan and Hamilton.
Further reading
Guides for data centre operators
Data Centre Security Closeout: What Keeps Holdback Moving
Security is often one of the last trades to finish on a data centre. Here is what its closeout package should contain, who owns the items that usually stall, and why Ontario's 2026 holdback changes make a clean finish worth planning from award.
Read the guideData Centre Contractor Access: Keep Repairs Moving, Keep Control
A generator technician, a cabling crew and a customer engineer all need in this week. Here is how to tie each visit to an approver, a zone and a time window, staff the escort, handle changes at the door and switch access off when the job ends.
Read the guideEmployee Offboarding Checklist for Access Control
A practical guide for HR, IT and facilities teams: end building access at the agreed time, arrange a respectful handover and verify nothing was missed.
Read the guideIntegrating Visitor Management with Access Control
A practical workflow and acceptance-test guide for connecting visitor management with commercial access control.
Read the guideLoading-Dock Security Design for Distribution Facilities
A practical framework for connecting loading-dock video, access control and alarms to the events operators need to verify, investigate and improve.
Read the guideTime Synchronization for Reliable Security Evidence
A customer-first guide to time-source choices, drift monitoring, vendor requirements and cross-system tests for reliable security timelines.
Read the guideWalk the site with us
Tell us about the facility, what is installed today and what worries your team. We will come out, look at the doors and the yard, and tell you plainly what is worth changing.