datacenter
Digital processing facility
A datacenter is a facility housing computer systems, servers, and related infrastructure for storing and processing data.
Large organizations maintain their own datacenters; others rent space or capacity from providers.
Cloud computing runs on vast datacenters operated by companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.
Also spelled as two words: data center.
Shared hosting facility
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- HVACIndoor climate management
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- securityProtection from threat
cage · rack · cabling · UPS · redundancy · airflow · monitoring · maintenance
One who attends tables
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
- CPUMain computing chip
- processorComponent that executes instructions
motherboard · RAM · chassis · workload · virtualization · hypervisor · VM · cluster
Circuit opening devices
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- firewallNetwork access control system
- ethernetWired networking standard
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
latency · LAN · WAN · VPN · subnet · gateway · topology · cabling
Raises or elevates
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- switchgearCircuit control equipment
Cloud computing platform
- AzureMicrosoft cloud computing service
- colocationShared hosting facility
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
- serverlessCloud-managed compute model
containers · orchestration · elasticity · microservices · DevOps · region
Block-level storage network
- NASNetwork-linked storage device
- HDDMagnetic platter storage device
- SSDChip-based storage device
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
backup · archive · filesystem · repository · replication · deduplication · snapshot · throughput
colocation
Shared hosting facility
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- HVACIndoor climate management
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
security · cage · rack · cabling · UPS · redundancy · airflow · monitoring · maintenance · hosting
server
One who attends tables
processor · motherboard · RAM · chassis · workload · virtualization · hypervisor · VM · cluster · benchmarking
switches
Circuit opening devices
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- firewallNetwork access control system
- ethernetWired networking standard
bandwidth · latency · LAN · WAN · VPN · subnet · gateway · topology · cabling · interconnect
UPS
Raises or elevates
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
AWS
Cloud computing platform
- AzureMicrosoft cloud computing service
- colocationShared hosting facility
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
serverless · containers · orchestration · elasticity · microservices · DevOps · region
SAN
Block-level storage network
RAID · backup · archive · filesystem · repository · replication · deduplication · snapshot · throughput
- off-site locationsretreat, backup, storage, branch, satellite
- Network Virtualizationvirtualization, controller, controllers, centralized control, hypervisor
- VMwarevSphere, Horizon, FT, Skyline, SSO
- virtual desktopsvirtual desktop, remote desktop, Citrix
- Virtualizationvirtual machines, hypervisor, VM, VMware, container
datacenterhome office
Residential work area
personal computer · home server · desktop computer · laptop · Raspberry Pi