These days, people are paying more attention to data centers and the role they play in our modern digital society. They’re asking questions about how data centers use resources like energy and water, and how they can do so more efficiently. But, with so much focus on how data centers work, it’s easy to overlook why they exist. Simply put, data centers exist to host and connect compute and storage hardware. The capabilities they provide help keep that hardware running to its full potential. In turn, digital enterprises rely on this hardware to help them innovate and serve customers better. Rather…

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