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Type of Data Centers

The document outlines five different types of data centers: Edge, Cloud, Enterprise, Managed, and Colocation, each serving unique purposes and functionalities. It details the crucial components of data centers, including routers, repeaters, and switches, and highlights the advantages and drawbacks of each type. Additionally, it emphasizes the evolution of data centers from their inception in the 1940s to their current role in supporting various computing needs across the globe.

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Type of Data Centers

The document outlines five different types of data centers: Edge, Cloud, Enterprise, Managed, and Colocation, each serving unique purposes and functionalities. It details the crucial components of data centers, including routers, repeaters, and switches, and highlights the advantages and drawbacks of each type. Additionally, it emphasizes the evolution of data centers from their inception in the 1940s to their current role in supporting various computing needs across the globe.

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5 Different Types Of

Data Center
 A data center is a physical facility that private companies and
governments use to store and share applications and data
 However, not all data centers are the same:
their design is based on storage and a network of computing resources
that enable the delivery of shared information and applications.
 The earliest data centers developed in 1940
 The number of data centers across the world drastically increased
during the 1990s.
 The current infrastructure allows applications and data to exist and
link across multiple data centers and private/public clouds.
Crucial Components Of Data Center

A data center comprise of key components:


 Router
 Repeater
 Switch
1. Router-A router is a device that directs data traffic between different
networks. It determines the best path for data packets to travel from one
network to another, using the destination IP address. Routers are essential
for connecting multiple devices to the same internet connection and
managing network traffic efficiently.
2.Repeater- A repeater is a network device that amplifies and retransmits
signals to extend the range of a network.
This can be particularly useful in areas where the WiFi signal is weak or doesn’
t reach
3.Switches-A switch in a router is a component that allows multiple
devices within a local area network (LAN) to communicate with each other.
Here’s how it works:
Types of Data Centers
1. Edge Data center
2. Cloud Data Center
3. Enterprise Data Center
4. Managed Data center
5. Colocation Data Center
Edge Data center

 Edge data centers are smaller facilities located close to the population they serve.
 These data centers allow organizations to deliver content and services to local users with minimal
latency.
 They play a crucial role in the edge computing architecture, which brings data storage and
computation closer to the location where it is needed
 edge data centers will support IoT (Internet of Things) and autonomous vehicles to provide
additional processing capacity and improve customers’ experience
 Edge facilities are connected to various other data centers or a larger central data center.
 minimizing the delay between a user’s request and the server’s response
Cloud Data Center
• With a cloud data center, the actual hardware is run and managed by the cloud company, often with the
help of a 3rd party managed services provider.
• The data is fragmented and duplicated across numerous locations as soon as it is uploaded to cloud
servers
• In case of any unexpected events, the cloud provider makes sure that there is a backup of your backup as
well.
• A few cloud service companies offer customized clouds, giving clients singular access to their own cloud
environment, known as private clouds
• The public cloud providers, on the other hand, make resources available to the public via the internet.
Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure are some of the most popular public cloud players.
Benefit
• Cloud services have several advantages over on-premises data
centers. With the cloud, the company pays only for the amount of
hardware resources they use. It doesn’t need to worry about the
regular server updates, security, cooling costs, etc. These prices are
included in the monthly subscription fee structure.
Example: Cloud services offered by Google, IBM, Amazon (AWS), Microsoft
(Azure), etc.​
Who uses it: Most organizations of any size​
Enterprise Data Center
 The enterprise data center is a private facility designed for the sole purpose of supporting a single company
 It can be located on-premises or off-premises at a site, as per the customers’ convenience.
 For instance, if you are running a website from Canada, and your target audience is students in the United States,
you will prefer to build a data center in the US to reduce page-load time.
 An enterprise facility is defined more by its ownership and purpose than its size and capacity
• It is well suited for organizations with unique network requirements or those that make enough revenue to take
advantage of economies of scale.
The enterprise data center usually contains multiple data centers, each with the purpose of
sustaining key functions. These sub-data centers can be further classified into three groups:
• Internet data center: supports the devices and servers essential for web applications.
• Extranet: supports business-to-business transactions within the enterprise data center network.
Typically, these services are accessed over private WAN links or secure VPN connections.
• Intranet: holds the application and data within the enterprise data center. This data is used for
research and development, manufacturing, marketing, and other core business functions.
The major benefit of this type of data center is that it is easy for companies to track crucial parameters (such as bandwidth
and power usage) and keep their software (such as monitoring tools) updated. This makes it simpler to estimate upcoming
needs and scale appropriately.
Drawback of this:
However, it all comes with a cost: Developing enterprise data center facilities requires large capital investments, labor,
maintenance of equipment, and ongoing expenditures of time.
Example: Facebook’s Forest City Data Center in North Carolina
Who uses it: Large enterprises
Managed Data Center
 This type of data center model is deployed, managed, and monitored by a 3rd-party service provider.
 The data center can be either completely or partially managed. In the former, all technical details and back-end data are
handled or administered by the data center provider.
 the service provider performs the maintenance of all network components and services, upgrades operating systems
and other system-level programs, and restores data/services in case of disrupting events.
 One can source these managed services from a fixed data center hosting site, colocation facilities, or through a cloud-
based data center.

For example, IBM’s data center offers a wide range of managed services directly to its clients, such as
managed security services, managed network services, and managed mobility and information
services.
Example: Fully-managed IBM Cloud
Services
Who uses it: Midrange to large
enterprises
Colocation Data Center

• It is also known as simply colo, a colocation data center is a large facility that rents out rack space to businesses for
their servers and other network devices
• It is one of the most popular services used by organizations that may not have sufficient resources to maintain their own
data center but still want to enjoy all the benefits.
• A colocation facility provides space, power, cooling, and physical security for the server. It is
responsible for efficiently connecting a variety of networking equipment to different
telecommunication and network service providers.
• Companies with large geographic footprints can have their hardware located in multiple places. For example, a single
organization may have servers in five to six different colocation data center.
There are several benefits of using a colocation data center:
• Scalable: When your company’s reach is expanding, you can quickly add new servers and other
crucial equipment to the facility.
• Location preference: You can select the location of your data center that is nearest to your
customers.
• Predictable and lower costs: It costs much less to lease a colocation data center than building
your own facility. You can sign quarter or annual contracts according to your budget.
• Reliable: Since colocation data centers are designed with a high specification for redundancy,
they are extremely reliable.
• Piece of mind: The technical staff takes care of tedious tasks such as managing power, installing
equipment, running cables, and other technical processes. This means you don’t need to worry
about the maintenance of the server.
Example: China Unicom’s Global Center data center
in Hong Kong
Who uses it: Midrange to large enterprises

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