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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Streaming media, Data center, MobileMe, Comparison of video hosting services, Dropbox, Carbonite, Rackspace Cloud, Ovi, Content delivery network, Windows Live Mesh, Comparison of online backup services, Comparison of streaming media systems, Iland, CTERA Networks, ZumoDrive, Acrobat.com, Amazon S3, Drop.io, Evernote, Windows Live SkyDrive, Memeo, P2PTV, Egnyte, Pdfvue, Ubuntu One, Mozy, Nirvanix, SpiderOak, Sun Cloud, Cirtas, Windows Live Devices, Ovi Maps, LIBOX, Syncplicity, Cloud storage gateway, HTTP(P2P), Gladinet, Cooperative storage cloud, Google Storage, Memopal, SlideRocket, Icloud, Zmanda Cloud Backup, Humyo, Amazon SimpleDB, ElephantDrive, KeepVault, Comodo Backup, Backblaze, I-drive, Moozone, The Linkup, Grid casting, Jungle Disk, Livedrive, Hibari, ADrive, Cyberduck, EMC Atmos, SwissDisk, ASUS WebStorage, StorSimple, Filesanywhere, Yahoo! Briefcase, Amazon Relational Database Service, MObStor. Excerpt: A data center (or data centre or datacentre or datacenter) is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. It generally includes redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls (e.g., air conditioning, fire suppression) and security devices. Data centers have their roots in the huge computer rooms of the early ages of the computing industry. Early computer systems were complex to operate and maintain, and required a special environment in which to operate. Many cables were necessary to connect all the components, and methods to accommodate and organize these were devised, such as standard racks to mount equipment, elevated floors, and cable trays (installed overhead or under the elevated floor). Also, a single mainframe required a great deal of power, and had to be cooled to avoid ...
