Operations → Cloud Infrastructure
Data Center
A facility that houses servers, networking, storage, power, and cooling for running computing workloads.
Motivation
A data center solves the problem of physically housing and powering computing infrastructure.
Where it fits
It belongs to operations and hardware-adjacent infrastructure.
Mental model
A data center is where servers, networking, storage, cooling, power, and physical security meet.
Important details
Modern cloud regions and availability zones are built from data center infrastructure.
Common mistakes
- Thinking the cloud is not physical.
- Ignoring power, cooling, networking, and facility failure.