Data Center
What Is a Data Center
Businesses and data centers rely on strong network connections to send, receive and store information. Depending on the number of devices your company uses, there is a good chance your building contains a server rack filled with routers, wires, modems and other technology. If your server rack is compromised, you're looking at an expensive fix to get back up and running.
AZE specializes in the design and fabrication of custom enclosures for computer technology. Protect your investments with the option to order a server rack cabinet built to your exact specifications. Our enclosures let you shield the devices you use on a daily basis from inclement weather, moisture and other threats.
What defines a modern data center?
Modern data centers are very different than they were just a short time ago. Infrastructure has shifted from traditional on-premises physical servers to virtual networks that support applications and workloads across pools of physical infrastructure and into a multicloud environment.
In this era, data exists and is connected across multiple data centers, the edge, and public and private clouds. The data center must be able to communicate across these multiple sites, both on-premises and in the cloud. Even the public cloud is a collection of data centers. When applications are hosted in the cloud, they are using data center resources from the cloud provider.
Why are data centers important to business?
In the world of enterprise IT, data centers are designed to support business applications and activities that include:
- Email and file sharing
- Productivity applications
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and databases
- Big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
- Virtual desktops, communications and collaboration services
What are the core components of a data center?
Data center design includes routers, switches, firewalls, storage systems, servers, and application delivery controllers. Because these components store and manage business-critical data and applications, data center security is critical in data center design. Together, they provide:
Network infrastructure. This connects servers (physical and virtualized), data center services, storage, and external connectivity to end-user locations.
Storage infrastructure. Data is the fuel of the modern data center. Storage systems are used to hold this valuable commodity.
Computing resources. Applications are the engines of a data center. These servers provide the processing, memory, local storage, and network connectivity that drive applications.
How do data centers operate?
Data center services are typically deployed to protect the performance and integrity of the core data center components.
Network security appliances. These include firewall and intrusion protection to safeguard the data center.
Application delivery assurance. To maintain application performance, these mechanisms provide application resiliency and availability via automatic failover and load balancing.
What is in a data center facility?
Data center components require significant infrastructure to support the center's hardware and software. These include power subsystems, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), ventilation, cooling systems, fire suppression, backup generators, and connections to external networks.
What are the standards for data center infrastructure?
The most widely adopted standard for data center design and data center infrastructure is ANSI/TIA-942. It includes standards for ANSI/TIA-942-ready certification, which ensures compliance with one of four categories of data center tiers rated for levels of redundancy and fault tolerance.
Tier 1: Basic site infrastructure. A Tier 1 data center offers limited protection against physical events. It has single-capacity components and a single, nonredundant distribution path.
Tier 2: Redundant-capacity component site infrastructure. This data center offers improved protection against physical events. It has redundant-capacity components and a single, nonredundant distribution path.
Tier 3: Concurrently maintainable site infrastructure. This data center protects against virtually all physical events, providing redundant-capacity components and multiple independent distribution paths. Each component can be removed or replaced without disrupting services to end users.
Tier 4: Fault-tolerant site infrastructure. This data center provides the highest levels of fault tolerance and redundancy. Redundant-capacity components and multiple independent distribution paths enable concurrent maintainability and one fault anywhere in the installation without causing downtime.
Types of data centers
Many types of data centers and service models are available. Their classification depends on whether they are owned by one or many organizations, how they fit (if they fit) into the topology of other data centers, what technologies they use for computing and storage, and even their energy efficiency. There are four main types of data centers:
These are built, owned, and operated by companies and are optimized for their end users. Most often they are housed on the corporate campus.
Managed services data centers
These data centers are managed by a third party (or a managed services provider) on behalf of a company. The company leases the equipment and infrastructure instead of buying it.
In colocation ("colo") data centers, a company rents space within a data center owned by others and located off company premises. The colocation data center hosts the infrastructure: building, cooling, bandwidth, security, etc., while the company provides and manages the components, including servers, storage, and firewalls.
Cloud data centers
In this off-premises form of data center, data and applications are hosted by a cloud services provider such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft (Azure), or IBM Cloud or other public cloud provider.
Server racks are used to keep wired connections organized. Having all your network technology in one place makes it easy to troubleshoot in case of an issue, but you can only do so much when components are exposed to harsh conditions. Something as simple as a ceiling leak can cost you thousands of dollars if you need to replace your entire setup.
Server Rack Cabinet Applications
Computer server racks are home to a series of electronic parts that communicate with one another. Whether you have server devices sitting on the floor or your current rack has openings, APX sets you up for success with enclosures that fit the following:
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Patch panels: Fasten wires and run them in the direction they need to go.
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Routers: Connect company devices to the internet and multiple networks.
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Switches: Determine which devices in the rack receive data.
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Wiring: Power routers, modems and anything else within the enclosure.
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Rails: Allow IT professionals to secure network technology in place.
When you order a custom enclosure, AZE assigns a Project Engineer for your assignment, and this individual creates a prototype of your server rack cabinet design.
Call us (0086)13858309460 or email sales@azesystems.com to let our experienced team help you with custom solutions.
About us
AZE is a professional manufacturer specialized in Data Center Infrastructure Products,for over years, we are always devoting ourselves to research, develop, design and manufacture the products. striving to maintained a steady growth in the extremely competitive market.
From data center to outdoor telecom infrastructure products, AZE has the right product for you. AZE designs and manufactures Server Racks and Enclosures, Outdoor Telecom Cabinets and Electronic Enclosures, Power Distribution (Basic Rack PDUs and Smart PDUs), KVM Switches and Fiber optics products to globe customers in the market.
AZE has strong R&D team with skilled engineers and technicians, most of them have master degrees and have been in this industry for more than 10 years. They mastered professional technology and have innovative ideas. OEM or ODM support can be available.We are committed to delivering the stable & reliable quality products ,providing the best support and solutions, sharing value to our partners.
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