Temperature monitoring of IT systems – basic protection for SMEs

While large data centers rely on complex monitoring, many SMEs neglect physical IT security. Often, only firewalls, antivirus, backups, or UPS systems are in place. Yet, temperature monitoring and humidity control should be a priority, as overheating is a major cause of IT failures. Didactum provides affordable solutions tailored to small businesses.

1. Typical Risks for SMEs

Many SMEs keep servers in poorly ventilated storage rooms, lacking cooling or dust protection. The result: excessive heat damaging CPUs, PSUs, and drives. Untended UPS batteries also pose high risks.

• Prevent server room overheating to avoid costly CPU/PSU failures
• Safeguard backup media like tapes stored in hot rooms

2. Consequences of IT Failures

For SMEs, IT downtime is often existential. Beyond financial losses, legal risks arise if client data is compromised. Recovery times of days or weeks could threaten business continuity.

3. Didactum Solutions

Didactum monitoring systems deliver affordable, all-in-one environmental monitoring. Compact devices combine temperature and humidity measurement with user-friendly alarm management. Specifically designed bundles like sensorProbe2 suit smaller IT environments.

4. sensorProbe2 Monitoring Bundle

• Continuous temperature monitoring with customizable thresholds
• Email alerts to up to 6 recipients
• SMS alarms via email-to-SMS gateways
• SNMP support for Nagios, OpenNMS, Zabbix
• Seamless integration into existing monitoring tools

5. Simple Integration

Even without complex enterprise platforms, SMEs benefit from open SNMP architecture. sensorProbe2 connects easily to Nagios or OpenNMS, upgrading small setups to professional monitoring standards.

6. Benefits for SMEs

• Low costs – affordable entry-level monitoring
• Fast installation and simple configuration
• Parallel alerts via email and SMS
• Compatible with open-source monitoring tools
• Protects both active systems and backup media

7. Real-World Example

A small business monitored its makeshift server room with sensorProbe2. Within weeks, critical temperature spikes were detected from a failing AC. Email and SMS alarms triggered immediate intervention, avoiding downtime and preventing hardware loss.

Firewalls and antivirus alone don’t secure IT. Without environmental monitoring, no infrastructure is truly protected. Didactum Monitoring Systems offer cost-effective protection for SMEs, from simple temperature alarms to SNMP-based integration, delivering reliable IT security and business continuity.