What to look for in a data cabinet
This article details out what is a data cabinet and what you should look for when choosing a data cabinet. A comparison of two different data cabinets, which would be ideal for all types of locations and businesses, will be made in the article below.
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What is a data cabinet
A data cabinet is a structure which can hold all types of data components. These components are held inside lockers which protect them from all sorts of things. Both data servers and rack servers can be held in these cabinets. There are also computer racks which can hold computers and spaces for home safes. Moreover, data cabinets have places to store cables. The cat5 and cat6 cables as well as the patch cables can be fitted in these data cabinets. They also have a KVM rack and KVM extenders which are a very good aspect of the data cabinets. 19-inch cabinet One type of data cabinets would be the19-inch cabinets. These cabinets hold devices which have a front panel of 19 inches and is the standard module for holding multiple equipment. There is also a 23-inch rack which is used to house computer audio and telephone equipment. These racks are a lot less common than the standard 19-inch. This type of rack is known as the ETSI rack.
What to look for when choosing a data cabinet
Lockers When choosing a data cabinet, you should look for aspects which are a necessity. These necessities would be things like the lockers. A locker would be essential so that all of the equipment locked inside of the data cabinet is secure and out of harm. Cable spacing Moreover, you should look for cable spacing because you will need to have cables running from your data cabinet. Cables like the cat5, cat6 cables and patch cables are a huge necessity. You should also look for rack space for data servers and rack servers. Types of data cabinets Two different types of data cabinets would be the PI data cabinets and the wall mounted data cabinets. The prices for these vary. You can pay £254.00 up to £445.00 for a great PI data cabinet and for wall mounted cabinets, you can pay from £130.00 up to £175.00. *Prices seen on Prism-online.co.uk