Who would have figured that a museum honoring centuries old scrolls and block prints would be at the leading edge of blade servers dedicated to security video? But the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco knows the advantages of a sharp blade.
The institution is working with Avnet, DataCom, Blade Network Technologies and IBM to tightened security around its world-renowned collection of more than 16,000 Asian artworks by installing a DVD-quality video surveillance system based on IBM BladeCenter servers, IP-based software from DataCom and Ethernet network switches from Blade Network Technologies. The solution will help the museum view, monitor and digitally record activity while archiving footage over an IP network.