data center
Digital storage facility
A data center is a facility housing computer systems, servers, and related equipment for storing, processing, and distributing large amounts of data.
Organizations use data centers to run websites, applications, and cloud services: The company moved its operations to a data center in Virginia.
Also spelled *data centre* in British English.
Shared hosting facility
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- HVACIndoor climate management
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- cablingInstalled wire systems
rack · generator · UPS · telecommunications · energy efficiency · capacity · provisioning · building
Machines providing network resources
- rackmountEquipment sized for cabinets
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
- CPUMain computing chip
cores · hypervisor · cluster · compute · processing · virtualization · workload · deployment
Automatic backup system activation
- fault toleranceSystem continues despite failures
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- backup systemsRedundant mechanisms for continuity
- disaster recoveryRestoring systems after catastrophe
business continuity · replication · mirroring · hot swap · uptime · backup generator
Circuit opening devices
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
- subnetNetwork address range subdivision
- LANLocalized computer linkage
bandwidth · latency · Ethernet · fiber optics · interconnect · cross-connect · peering · cable management
Permanent computer storage devices
- SSDChip-based storage device
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
- NASNetwork-linked storage device
- SANBlock-level storage network
file system · cold storage · archiving · capacity planning · throughput
Restricting resource availability selectively
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- mantrapsConcealed devices seizing trespassers
- cagesBarred enclosures for confinement
physical security · cybersecurity · intrusion detection · firewalls · compliance · badge access · perimeter security · CCTV
Ongoing observation of something
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- NOCThree-letter organizational abbreviation
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- capacity planningEstimating future resource requirements
asset management · ticketing · change management · on-call · alerting · dashboard · KPI · service level
colocation
Shared hosting facility
cabling · rack · generator · UPS · telecommunications · energy efficiency · capacity · provisioning · building · campus
servers
Machines providing network resources
- rackmountEquipment sized for cabinets
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
CPU · cores · hypervisor · cluster · compute · processing · virtualization · workload · deployment · bare metal
failover
Automatic backup system activation
- fault toleranceSystem continues despite failures
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- backup systemsRedundant mechanisms for continuity
disaster recovery · business continuity · replication · mirroring · hot swap · uptime · backup generator
switches
Circuit opening devices
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
- subnetNetwork address range subdivision
LAN · bandwidth · latency · Ethernet · fiber optics · interconnect · cross-connect · peering · cable management · traffic
hard drives
Permanent computer storage devices
SAN · file system · cold storage · archiving · capacity planning · throughput
access control
Restricting resource availability selectively
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- mantrapsConcealed devices seizing trespassers
cages · physical security · cybersecurity · intrusion detection · firewalls · compliance · badge access · perimeter security · CCTV · encryption
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- NOCThree-letter organizational abbreviation
- maintenancePreserving working condition
capacity planning · asset management · ticketing · change management · on-call · alerting · dashboard · KPI · service level · technician
- Big ScienceCERN, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, particle accelerator, synchrotron
- controlled environmentsclean room, cleanroom, laboratory, isolation chamber, sterile room
- tech facilitiesserver room, computer lab, server farm, tech lab, NOC
- polar facilitiesresearch station, weather station, ice station, base camp, field camp
- computerscomputer, computers, desktop, desktops, laptop
- buildingshouse, hospital, hotel, school, bank
data centerpersonal computer
Individual-use computing machine
laptop · smartphone · desktop computer · home computer · Raspberry Pi