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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.
While the term has been in use since the mid to late 1990s [2] the growth of cloud computing and Cisco's evangelism of unified data center fabrics followed by unified computing (an evolutionary data center architecture whereby blade servers are integrated or unified with supporting network and storage infrastructure) starting March 2009 has renewed interest in the technology.
The term cloud data centers (CDCs) has been used. [11] Increasingly, the division of these terms has almost disappeared and they are being integrated into the term data center. [12] The global data center market saw steady growth in the 2010s, with a notable acceleration in the latter half of the decade.
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 ...
Data center services encompass all of the services and facility-related components or activities that support the implementation, maintenance, operation, and enhancement of a data center, [1] which is an environment that provides processing, storage, networking, [2] management and the distribution of data within an enterprise.
For local governments, attracting data centers to their municipalities means a financial boon: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in 2024 that Virginia’s existing data centers brought in $1 ...
Data-centric computing is an emerging concept that has relevance in information architecture and data center design. It describes an information system where data is stored independently of the applications, which can be upgraded without costly and complicated data migration. This is a radical shift in information systems that will be needed to ...
Network-neutral data centers exist all over the world and vary in size and power. While some data centers are owned and operated by a telecommunications or Internet service provider, the majority of network-neutral data centers are operated by a third party who has little or no part in providing Internet service to the end-user.