Data Centers and Data Warehouses

bobbyn · 07-12-2008, 06:58 AM

Hello,

I work for a startup firm and I am trying to understand the differences of some terminology as it could be beneficial for future prospects.

What is the difference between a Data Center and a Data Warehouse? Or is there one?

After someone helps me with this differentiation I will be happy to post some more. I would like to learn as much as I can about Data Centers and Data Warehouses.

All responses are welcome. Thank you.

bomberboysk · 07-12-2008, 07:46 AM

From what i know there are no differences except the name, but someone else here might know different.

EricH · 07-13-2008, 10:34 AM

Not certain, but I think a data "center" refers to a centralized locaton where data can be accessed, whereas the data "warehouse" typically refers primarily to data storage.

As suggested previously, those terms are likely interchangeable in industry, with some having a standard of terminology, others not.

07-12-2008, 06:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobbyn New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	Data Centers and Data Warehouses Hello, I work for a startup firm and I am trying to understand the differences of some terminology as it could be beneficial for future prospects. What is the difference between a Data Center and a Data Warehouse? Or is there one? After someone helps me with this differentiation I will be happy to post some more. I would like to learn as much as I can about Data Centers and Data Warehouses. All responses are welcome. Thank you.

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07-13-2008, 10:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
EricH New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 9	Not certain, but I think a data "center" refers to a centralized locaton where data can be accessed, whereas the data "warehouse" typically refers primarily to data storage. As suggested previously, those terms are likely interchangeable in industry, with some having a standard of terminology, others not.