Insurance company wants to install sensors in data center

Posted by pk826@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 343 comments

We have a small data center that houses a half dozen servers, plus our core network gear (router, switches, etc). It's cooled by a Liebert unit and also has a Liebert UPS. We monitor temperature and water leak using Meraki sensors that can alert us of problems by text. Our insurance company wants to install a temperature and water sensor in the room. They said it can be a backup to my sensors. We've never had an insurance claim related to this room. Because these sensors aren't mine, and I wouldn't have admin control over them, I'm left uncomfortable. I can't guarantee what happens with the data they're collecting from them. I'm curious if others have run across this and what your response might have been.