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How devastating can heat, humidity, airflow, electricity, and other environmental factors be to a data centre? As equally devastating as viruses, spyware, and other network threats, says Mo Sheikh, marketing programs manager at ITWatchdogs. Implementing a low-cost, Web-enabled monitor, he says, can save hundreds of thousands of dollars by letting responders act before a disaster strikes. Michael Sigourney, senior product specialist at AVTECH (www.avtech .com), sees environmental monitoring as the responsible thing to do in today’s real-time, online world. “History shows that the invisible hand of Mother Nature calls on all of us sooner or later, and when that occurs, she doesn’t send a calling card in advance,” he says. Download this pdf reproduced from processor.com on for more Tips on Starting an Environmental Monitoring Program.