Data Center

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Definition

A building full of servers and networking equipment. Think of it as a giant computer warehouse.

Real-World Example

Google has data centers around the world to make search results load faster for everyone.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

Each cloud provider operates its own data centers, which are facilities housing servers and networking equipment to deliver cloud services.

AWS
AWS Data Center
AZ
Azure Data Center
GCP
Google Cloud Data Center
OCI
Oracle Cloud Data Center

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