{"id":13464,"date":"2014-05-22T13:50:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T13:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/data-center-storage\/"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:50:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T13:50:54","slug":"data-center-storage","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30135\/data-center-storage","title":{"rendered":"Data Center Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_data_center_storage_mean\">What Does Data Center Storage Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data center storage is the collective term used to define the tools, technologies and processes to design, implement, manage and monitor storage infrastructure and resources within a data center.<\/p>\n<p>It is part of the data center infrastructure and includes all IT\/data center assets that directly or indirectly play a part in storage within a data center. \n<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_data_center_storage\">Techopedia Explains Data Center Storage<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data center storage primarily refers to the devices, equipment and software technologies that enable data and application storage within a data center facility. 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