server farm
Clustered machine warehouse
A server farm is a large facility housing many computer servers that work together to provide computing power, data storage, or web services.
Also called a data center, these installations require substantial electrical power and cooling systems to keep the equipment running.
Major tech companies operate server farms around the world to support cloud computing, streaming services, and online platforms.
The company built a new server farm in Oregon to handle increased traffic.
Creating simulated computing environments
- hypervisorVirtual machine management layer
- clusterGathered group nearby
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
- failoverAutomatic backup system activation
redundancy · scalability · uptime · latency · processors · provisioning · deployment · containerization
Shared hosting facility
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- uptimeContinuous operational period
capacity planning · energy efficiency · power consumption · cooling costs · carbon footprint · disaster recovery · backup
Frame for holding items
- rackmountEquipment sized for cabinets
- cablingInstalled wire systems
- power distributionElectrical supply network
- cooling systemHeat management mechanism
airflow · generator · fire suppression · biometrics · security · UPS · HVAC · cage
Packet-forwarding network device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- firewallNetwork access control system
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- ethernetWired networking standard
TCP/IP · subnet · gateway · IP address · VPN · topology · interconnect · traffic
virtualization
Creating simulated computing environments
- hypervisorVirtual machine management layer
- clusterGathered group nearby
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
failover · redundancy · scalability · uptime · latency · processors · provisioning · deployment · containerization · orchestration
colocation
Shared hosting facility
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
uptime · capacity planning · energy efficiency · power consumption · cooling costs · carbon footprint · disaster recovery · backup
rack
Frame for holding items
- rackmountEquipment sized for cabinets
- cablingInstalled wire systems
- power distributionElectrical supply network
cooling system · airflow · generator · fire suppression · biometrics · security · UPS · HVAC · cage · cabinet
router
Packet-forwarding network device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- firewallNetwork access control system
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
ethernet · TCP/IP · subnet · gateway · IP address · VPN · topology · interconnect · traffic · throughput
SAN
Block-level storage network
- long-term storagearchive, vault, warehouse, backup, hard drive
- secure placesprison, jail, vault, bank vault, fortress
- data storagehard drive, hard drives, backup, gigabyte, flash drives
- broadcast facilitiesbroadcast studio, broadcast towers, broadcast tower, broadcast equipment, broadcast center
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- facilitiesfactory, facilities, gym, plant, gyms
server farmpersonal computer
Individual-use computing machine
desktop computer · laptop · Raspberry Pi · workstation · home computer
server farmanalog storage
Non-electronic information preservation
filing cabinet · card catalog · abacus · pen and paper · ledger book
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