{"id":185564,"date":"2025-03-12T22:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.telegeography.com\/data-centers-101-technical-terms-you-should-know"},"modified":"2025-03-12T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:11:00","slug":"data-centers-101-technical-terms-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=185564","title":{"rendered":"Data Centers 101: Technical Terms You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.telegeography.com\/data-centers-101-technical-terms-you-should-know\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.telegeography.com\/hubfs\/2025\/Blog%20Assets\/AdobeStock_201641698-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Data Centers 101: Technical Terms You Should Know\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>From cross connects to PUE, the data center industry is packed with technical jargon.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we\u2019re breaking down 13 key colocation terms. 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