The department that houses the computer systems and related equipment, including the data library. Data entry and systems programming may also come under its jurisdiction. A control section is usually provided that accepts work from and releases output to user departments. See server farm and datacenter container.
The Datacenter
No matter how much computers are distributed into the organization, there always seems to be a need for a centralized datacenter in the large enterprise.
The Datacenter
No matter how much computers are distributed into the organization, there always seems to be a need for a centralized datacenter in the large enterprise.
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