Monday, August 24, 2009

Self Storage Systems - Innovative Way Of Securing Your Important Items

By Louis Spencer

The self storage concept involves leasing out segmented spaces of a large warehouse to clients for any time period that suits them, no matter how short or long. As the industry has developed, self storage firms have started providing more and more novel solutions to the customers to fit their requirements better. These companies have made important advances in their standards of self storage by making use of superior technology for the purpose.

Technology was introduced by self storage companies after they realised that their customers' valuables must be protected from thefts and burglaries and also from adverse climatic conditions, which can damage some items. Not long after, technology began to be utilized for the purposes of storage and recovery also, much to the clients' convenience.

CCTV cameras are installed in all good storage facilities nowadays to make sure of foolproof security. Managers and security personnel can keep an eye on the interiors of the warehouse through these cameras and can notice any attempt of burglars trying to get in. Door alarms and electronic door entry systems are also put in place which makes it more difficult for thieves to move inside the warehouse.

For every single storage unit, the customers are now provided with an access card instead of a mechanical lock and key system. In fact, some facilities even provide a biometric access system, which makes use of a hand scanner to access the storage. Such highly secure systems are ideal for storing items that are very valuable or confidential.

Some facilities have now started making use of radio frequency technology to ensure even greater security of your items. RFID tags that are very small to be noticed are used in this system, and these tags are stuck to every single article that you store. Immediate identification of these tags by door scanners allow detection of any illegal shifting of your goods, which if happens will cause the scanners to set off an alarm.

Many people need to store precious goods made of wood or paper. Such goods are very prone to harm if the weather conditions are not appropriate. Similarly, excess of heat may destroy medicines and hi tech goods like television sets or cameras. To tackle this problem, most self storage firms now use climate control technology in the warehouse, which not only manages the optimum temperature inside the storage, but even controls the humidity levels.

There are a lot of other innovative technologies being utilized by storage firms for better and more secure storage, with their necessity in the industry increasing at a high rate. This is ensuring total protection and security of your valuables at affordable costs.

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