{"id":13282,"date":"2014-02-19T19:33:51","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T19:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/data-center-architecture\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T21:31:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T21:31:27","slug":"data-center-architecture","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29867\/data-center-architecture","title":{"rendered":"Data Center Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_data_center_architecture_mean\">What Does Data Center Architecture Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data center architecture is the physical and logical layout of the resources and equipment within a data center facility. <\/p>\n<p>It serves as a blueprint for designing and deploying a data center facility. 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