data centre
Digital storage facility
A data centre is a facility housing computer systems, servers, and networking equipment for storing, processing, and distributing data.
Organizations run their digital operations from data centres, which require robust power supplies and cooling systems.
The spelling data center is standard in American English.
Cloud computing has shifted many businesses from maintaining their own data centres to renting capacity from providers like Amazon or Google.
Losing thermal energy
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- colocationShared hosting facility
- uptimeContinuous operational period
HVAC · generator · backup · cabling · rack · fire suppression · UPS · electrical
Packet-forwarding network device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
latency · Ethernet · firewall · load balancer · gateway · fiber optics · peering · backbone
Ongoing observation of something
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- uptimeContinuous operational period
- NOCThree-letter organizational abbreviation
- change managementPlanning organizational transitions systematically
capacity planning · asset management · documentation · metrics · alerting · ticketing · on-call · outage
Equipment sized for cabinets
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
- virtualizationCreating simulated computing environments
- hypervisorVirtual machine management layer
cluster · CPU · processor · compute · provisioning · deployment · hosting · workload
Block-level storage network
- NASNetwork-linked storage device
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
- SSDChip-based storage device
- HDDMagnetic platter storage device
backup · archive · capacity · datastore · filesystem · deduplication · replication · snapshot
Restricting resource availability selectively
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- physical securityProtection of tangible assets
cybersecurity · intrusion detection · compliance · audit · mantraps · CCTV · perimeter · badge
cooling
Losing thermal energy
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- colocationShared hosting facility
uptime · HVAC · generator · backup · cabling · rack · fire suppression · UPS · electrical · capacity
router
Packet-forwarding network device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
bandwidth · latency · Ethernet · firewall · load balancer · gateway · fiber optics · peering · backbone · interconnect
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- uptimeContinuous operational period
- NOCThree-letter organizational abbreviation
change management · capacity planning · asset management · documentation · metrics · alerting · ticketing · on-call · outage · failover
rackmount
Equipment sized for cabinets
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
- virtualizationCreating simulated computing environments
hypervisor · cluster · CPU · processor · compute · provisioning · deployment · hosting · workload · bare metal
SAN
Block-level storage network
HDD · backup · archive · capacity · datastore · filesystem · deduplication · replication · snapshot · retention
access control
Restricting resource availability selectively
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
physical security · cybersecurity · intrusion detection · compliance · audit · mantraps · CCTV · perimeter · badge · two-factor authentication
data centreedge computing
Processing data near source
personal computer · home server · desktop computer · laptop · thumb drive
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