The data center revolution: Microsoft project in Hoffman Estates just one of many in Illinois
Life without technology is hard to imagine. It's a part of nearly everything we do, yet few people consider the infrastructure behind it, namely, d...
Life without technology is hard to imagine. It's a part of nearly everything we do, yet few people consider the infrastructure behind it, namely, data centers. We've all heard of the mysterious 'cloud,' but contrary to how we might imagine it, it is not white or fluffy, but rather a physical facility that centralizes an organization's information technology operations and equipment for the purposes of storing, processing and disseminating data, according to Palo Alto Networks . Though relatively new, the data center market has become one of the hottest sectors in the last few years to account for the growing needs of tech giants like Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.