A data center is more than a building with servers. Thanks to various security measurements such as climate control, constant power supply, and fire safety measures, there is always a stable and conditioned environment for the hardware. In most data centers, these measures are redundant, so the servers never run out of power, even during a complete power outage. When choosing a data center, it is imperative to be able to choose redundant facilities.
The costs of installing a redundant power supply are so high that it is almost impossible to achieve this in a regular business building. Without proper measures present and a backup plan ready, a power failure can take the servers down immediately, with many adverse consequences.
A data center also uses various advanced cooling systems and fire safety measurements that cannot be used in the same way in an office building. Data centers have special equipment, such as gas extinguishing, so servers remain intact in case of a fire, while at the office, servers can be damaged just by the extinguisher.