Whether it’s a real life application or part of a set design in an episodic television police series, key control and asset management systems can be found in many of today’s studio environments. The need for controlling and tracking keys and/or other small, valuable items is essential to a physical security strategy, and the entertainment world is no exception.

Video surveillance, intrusion detection and other physical security technologies are used extensively to help protect data centers from outside threats. They are excellent operational measures to guard against unauthorized personnel gaining access to the facility or those who would do intentional harm.Minimizing and controlling personnel access to computer rooms and equipment racks as well as offices and utility rooms is also a crucial precaution. This can be effectively accomplished using a key control and management system.

At corporate headquarters for insurance companies, a variety of methods are used to help protect assets and information. Whether it’s employee payroll data or personal identification information on policy holders, controlling access to areas where sensitive material is stored or used is mandatory, and one of the most effective solutions is a key control and key management system.

By any standard, cruise ships have always been a model for ensuring the safety and security of passengers and crew at sea. And many of the same physical security implementations that are found in a land-based hospitality/entertainment environment are equally effective on cruise ships, including key control and asset management solutions.

Remotely located electronic equipment buildings or enclosures, such as those found in the telecommunications field, can pose a challenge for facilities management in terms of keeping the buildings secured and safe from break-ins, vandalism and so on. And because they are remote, these facilities can also create a challenge when it is necessary for maintenance crews and other technical workers to have access to certain or all areas within the buildings.