Data Center Infrastructure

What Does Data Center Infrastructure Mean?

Data center infrastructure refers to the core physical or hardware-based resources and components – including all IT infrastructure devices, equipment and technologies – that comprise a data center. It is modeled and identified in a design plan that includes a complete listing of necessary infrastructure components used to create a data center.

Techopedia Explains Data Center Infrastructure

A data center infrastructure may include:

• Servers
• Computers
• Networking equipment, such as routers or switches
• Security, such as firewall or biometric security system
• Storage, such as storage area network (SAN) or backup/tape storage
• Data center management software/applications

It can also include non-computing resources, such as:

• Power and cooling devices, such as air conditioners or generators
• Physical server racks/chassis
• Cables
• Internet backbone