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A data center must, therefore, keep high standards for assuring the integrity and functionality of its hosted computer environment. Industry research company International Data Corporation (IDC) puts the average age of a data center at nine years old. [20] Gartner, another research company, says data centers older than seven years are obsolete ...
A data center is a pool of resources (computational, storage, network) interconnected using a communication network. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A data center network (DCN) holds a pivotal role in a data center , as it interconnects all of the data center resources together.
The Open Compute Project (OCP) is an organization that facilitates the sharing of data center product designs and industry best practices among companies. [1] [2] Founded in 2011, OCP has significantly influenced the design and operation of large-scale computing facilities worldwide.
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) ANSI/TIA-942-C Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers [1] is an American National Standard (ANS) that specifies the minimum requirements for data center infrastructure and is often cited by companies such as ADC Telecommunications [2] and Cisco Systems. [3]
Data centre tiers are defined levels of resiliency and redundancy for IT facility infrastructure. They are widely used in the data center, ISP and cloud computing industries as part of the engineering design for high availability systems. The standard data center tiers are: [1] Tier I: no redundancy; Tier II: partial N+1 redundancy
Data center-infrastructure management (DCIM) is the integration [25] of information technology (IT) and facility management disciplines [26] to centralize monitoring, management and intelligent capacity planning of a data center's critical systems. Achieved through the implementation of specialized software, hardware and sensors, DCIM enables ...
In a software-defined data center, "all elements of the infrastructure — networking, storage, CPU and security – are virtualized and delivered as a service." [2] SDDC support can be claimed by a wide variety of approaches. Critics see the software-defined data center as a marketing tool and "software-defined hype," noting this variability. [3]
A Portable Modular Data Center (PMDC) is a type of modular data center designed for portability. PMDCs are typically built into 20, 40, or 53-foot intermodal containers (shipping containers). Designed to be weather-resistant and well insulated, PMDCs can be placed in many environments. [ 1 ]