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Some Defs
Literal: Facility to store and process data.
A large group of networked computer servers typically
used by organizations for the remote storage, processing,
or distribution of large amounts of data (Google Def).
A datacenter is a (centralized) facility, either physical or
virtual, for the storage, management, and dissemination
of data and information organized around a particular
body of knowledge or pertaining to a particular business
(techtarget.com).
A data center is a facility that centralizes an organization's
IT operations and equipment, and where it stores,
manages, and disseminates its data. Data centers house a
network's most critical systems and are vital to the
continuity of daily operations (paloaltonetworks.com).
Major Functional Components
Compute (Servers)
Storage
Network
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