cloud computing is produced with the development of processor technology, virtualization technology, distributed storage technology, broadband Internet technology and automated management technology. This large-scale computing power is usually built by distributed large-scale clusters and server virtualization software.
Cloud computing applications run on the network rather than on the local machine. This transformation puts the data center at the core of the network, and all the computing power, storage, bandwidth, and power required by the applications are provided by the data center. Therefore, data center computer room planning in a cloud computing environment is particularly important. So, what is the difference between data center computer room planning under cloud computing and previous computer room planning? 
1. The requirements of cloud computing for the computer room of data center
Cloud computing resources can be infinitely expanded from the user's point of view, and can be obtained at any time, used on demand, expanded at any time, and paid according to use. After all, cloud computing is also a paid IT service. It puts forward the following requirements for the data center computer room:
1. Ultra-large-scale
"Cloud" generally has a considerable scale. Google Cloud Computing already has more than 1 million servers, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and other "clouds" have Hundreds of thousands of servers. "Cloud" can give users unprecedented computing power. Therefore, the area of the cloud computing data center computer room is also very large.
2. High-density
Cloud computing is a centralized deployment method that must support high loads in a limited space. Blade servers and other high-density 3. Flexible and rapid expansion
The scale of the "cloud" can be dynamically expanded to meet the needs of applications and users. The need for scale growth. Its data center must have good scalability. At the same time, in order to save investment, it is best to invest while growing.
4. Reduce operation and maintenance costs
Since cloud computing is a paid service, there is bound to be a market and competition. If you want to win in the market competition, cloud computing services must have good cost performance. Therefore, a good cloud computing data center must be a data center with low operation and maintenance costs.
5. Automated resource monitoring and measurement
Cloud computing data centers should be 24×7 unattended and remotely manageable. This management involves the automated operation of the entire data center. It is not just about monitoring and repairing the hardware of the equipment. Instead, we need to achieve unified end-to-end infrastructure management from the computer room, fire, water, electricity, server and storage systems to applications.
6. High reliability
Cloud computing requires that the cloud services it provides be continuous and uninterrupted. The "cloud" uses measures such as multiple copies of data, fault tolerance, and isomorphic interchangeability of computing nodes to ensure the high reliability of services. Using cloud computing than Using a local computer is more reliable. Similarly, in terms of computer room environmental facilities, requirements for high reliability of the computer room environment have also been put forward.
2. Cloud data center computer room planning points
In response to the above cloud computing requirements for the data center computer room, the data center computer room environment design needs to make some corresponding adjustments and considerations. The list of key countermeasures is as follows:
3. Summary
The novelty of cloud computing is that it can provide almost unlimited cheap storage and computing power. Cloud computing can completely change people's future lives: everyone will have two brains: a human brain and an information brain; network access will become an infrastructure as important as electricity and water; enterprise IT and information systems can be deployed on different service providers Migration between enterprises; for small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs, cloud computing means huge business opportunities, and they can use cloud computing to compete with large enterprises at a higher level.
Through the above combined analysis of the data center computer room environment and cloud computing, these planning points will provide cloud computing with more stable, efficient, and flexible computer room environment facilities, effectively promoting the development and commercial success of the cloud computing industry.
