Data center

A data center is a real location consisting of a (large) network of computers or storage resources. This includes routers and computers that act as servers. A data center normally stores large amounts of data and applications. Data centers are mostly used by companies that run their web presences, online stores, cloud applications, etc. from there. The operators of the data centers must ensure that the sites or services work around-the-clock. The entire IT infrastructure runs from a data center. Either the company itself operates a data center or it uses the services of external data center providers.