A peek inside NextDC’s S2 data centre
NextDC let ZDNet inside its second of three facilities in Sydney. Here’s a look at the 30MW facility located in Macquarie Park, 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney CBD. ...
Data centers provide the backbone for many tech services we take for granted, but what goes on behind those doors -- and why might firms including Apple and Google be interested in moving over?
In short, data centers act as the brain of a company, and often as the backbone of IT infrastructure. The equipment stored in data centers vary from single systems and storage to powerful supercomputers which can analyze vast amounts of data stored within. Data center equipment can be used by the enterprise, Bitcoin miners, mobile payment providers, or automakers like BMW to run car simulations, to name but a few.
Caption by: Charlie Osborne
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