Data centers grew from climate-controlled computer rooms into global infrastructure. Here is a brief, plain-English history of how the industry evolved.
Data center REITs own buildings and rent space, power and connectivity to tenants. This explainer walks through their business model in general terms.
Software-defined networking separates the brains of a network from the hardware that moves packets. Here is what that means and why large data centers adopted it.
Not all data centers are alike. This guide compares the three main models, enterprise, colocation and hyperscale, and explains how AI is reshaping each.
Data centers store information on several kinds of media, each with its own balance of speed, capacity and cost. Here is how the tiers fit together.
Spine-leaf design replaced the old tree-shaped data center network. Learn how it works, why every rack is just a few hops from every other and how...
Most traffic in a modern data center never leaves the building. Here is how data flows between servers, racks and the outside world, and why AI...
Each new generation of AI accelerator tends to draw more power than the last. Here is why that happens and what it means for servers and...
"Accelerator" is one of the most common words in AI hardware coverage and one of the least explained. Here is what it means and how one...
Data center listings are full of technical terms. Here is a reader's guide to what the common specifications mean and what questions to ask.
Why are data centers loud? Do they need air conditioning in winter? Ten common questions about cooling, answered in plain English.
Building a data center involves land, power, permits, construction and testing. A step-by-step look at the typical journey from idea to operating facility.
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