Data Centers

When businesses turn to offsite companies to handle the safe keeping of their data through the cloud, the companies that they are contracting operate out of data centers.

 

These Data Centers that specialize in storage are usually industrial sized operations. Maintaining the proper equipment to not only hold all of this data, but also to safeguard it can be a very complex and expensive task. State of the art severs and hardware must be used in order to hold the volume of data involved in this type of storage. Some businesses may want to use their own equipment, in which case they have the option to rent a space within a Data Center to utilize the optimum environment that these centers provide.

The rooms in which the equipment is used to hold this information must be carefully climate controlled. If the air is too moist, there is the chance of condensation building up on the machines. If the air is too dry, there is the risk of static electricity build up. To avoid this, the humidity must remain within 40 to 55%.  The temperature must be kept within 61-75 degrees Fahrenheit. Because computer components produce very high amount of heat, this can be a difficult task. The equipment used in these data centers must be constantly serviced and replaced while maintaining the integrity of the data. The storage and upkeep of this technology is a full time job!

In addition to perfect humidity and temperature, redundant power and ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a must. Imagine how devastating a power outage can be on a business and you will see the benefit of data centers. UPS's (Uninterrupted Power Supplies, also known as batteries) are used to distribute clean power to all equipment in the data center. These batteries also store power in case a brief power outage happens.  Most data centers will use power that comes from multiple power stations to avoid outages and as a third way to prevent power loss, most data centers have a generator. Furthermore, redundant ISPs in a data center are a must to have dependable access to data.

Not all data centers are created equal. TechFarmer can help you choose the best one for your business!