In increasing numbers, banks and other financial firms are using RFID technology to track IT assets within data centers, as well as on mobile devices, in storage and in documents. Tagging IT assets requires a small tag for blades and other items, and the technology must provide accurate reads on metallic devices. RFID inlays that can be used to print on-metal tags in a thinner, smart-label form factor to accommodate space constraints are opening a door for new uses, by providing a lower-cost point than hard tags. Learn how some firms are employing RFID-tagged laptops and other devices, which are identified automatically by serial number and associated by database with the proper individual, rather than hand-checked manually at security desks. Find out why storage is another IT asset ripe for RFID-tracking at financial services firms. And discover why, when tapes and disk drives host sensitive customer financial information, tagging cases, individual tapes and vehicles that move the tapes to off-site storage facilities may be an option.
Speaker:
Michael Liard, VP of Auto-ID and Data Capture, VDC Research