Turnkey automated secure entry ecosystem purpose-built for hyperscale data centers and critical infrastructure
The Orion DataGuard™ automated entry room for data centers and critical infrastructure.
Laconia, N.H., January 22, 2026 — Orion Entrance Control, Inc. today announced the availability of Orion DataGuard™, the first fully automated, AI-enabled security screening room engineered specifically for modern hyperscale and enterprise data center environments. With the rapid growth of artificial intelligence driving massive increases in compute infrastructure, the demand for physical protection around sensitive server capacity has never been higher. From edge-based remote security to dark data centers and reduction in SOC staffing, AI is transforming how data centers are designed, expanded, and defended.
As operators race to bring 1GW-class campuses online, security teams are being tasked with safeguarding more entry points, more personnel, and more equipment, while reducing staffing dependencies and operational expenses across multi-building, multi-campus data center portfolios. Legacy mantraps, manual inspection workflows, and guard-heavy access control models are no longer viable at AI scale.
“Data center security postures are evolving at an unprecedented pace as the industry’s growth and threat vectors change rapidly,” according to John Bekisz, VP, Data Center & Critical Infrastructure Practice, Guidepost Solutions LLC. “With growing demands for tighter entrance control and advanced physical security—alongside the need to optimize staffing—automation is emerging as a critical complement to traditional approaches.”
Orion DataGuard™ eliminates these challenges by integrating such technologies as ID verification, biometric authentication, weapons and digital-media detection, Orion DoorGuard™ AI/LiDAR-based tailgating prevention, electronic asset lockers, and intelligent communication into a single, modular, orchestrated, automated self-service entry workflow purpose-built for data center access points including data halls, secure corridors, and critical infrastructure zones. All screening events are centrally logged and monitored through Orion Infinity™ for audit-ready compliance and portfolio-wide visibility.
“AI is driving explosive infrastructure growth, and physical security must play catch up,” said Steve Caroselli, CEO of Orion Entrance Control. “DataGuard™ gives operators the automation necessary to secure data centers without requiring additional staffing, manual inspection, or increased risk tolerance as facilities scale in size, density, and operational complexity.”
DataGuard™ integrates best-of-breed technologies from an ecosystem of technology partners, such as Commend Americas, essentry, Rohde & Schwarz America, Suprema and Traka ASSA ABLOY with the flexibility to support multiple qualified partners within each technology category to meet regional, operational, and compliance requirements. This open, partner-enabled architecture ensures every person and item entering data halls has been authenticated, screened, and validated while avoiding vendor lock-in for data center operators.
With modular deployment options that support the varied nature of client security cultures and policies common across data center operators, for new design/construction or retrofits, DataGuard™ helps operators standardize secure entry practices across expanding footprints while delivering measurable OPEX reductions and zero-tolerance assurance aligned to data center uptime, compliance, and risk-mitigation mandates.
Orion DataGuard™ is now available for global data center operators supporting AI-driven data center expansion, hyperscale growth, and accelerated deployment schedules.
To schedule a demonstration, visit: www.orioneci.com/dataguard/
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