a facility housing the one or more production environments (e g , server computers, network connectivity devices, databases, applications) that is used by an organization to perform data processing for user organizations
An electronic data processing facility such as a bank's credit card processing center
Data Centre is a centralised warehouse for the storage, management, and dissemination of data and information organised around a particular area or body of knowledge The data centre may contain a network operations centre (NOC), which is a restricted access area containing automated systems that constantly monitor server activity, Web traffic, and network performance and report even very slight irregularities to engineers so that they can spot potential problems before they really happen
Highly secure, fault-resistant facilities housing customer equipment that connect to telecommunications networks The facilities accommodate Web servers, switches, routers and modem racks Data centers support corporate Web sites and provide locations for CLECs, ISPs, ASPs, Web hosting companies and DSL providers
A facility used to house mission critical computer systems and associated components They generally include environmental controls (air conditioning, fire suppression, etc ), redundant/backup power supplies, and high security Internet Service and Web Hosting Providers generally locate their Points of Presence and Web server facilities in data centers
Collection of centrally located devices (content servers, transaction servers, or web caches)