Which of the following is NOT typically a responsibility of a data center?

• A. Develop software applications for customers
• B. Provide power, environmental controls, and physical security
• C. Maintain the data center floor and racks
• D. Host and manage computing resources

Answer: (D)

Data centers exist to provide the physical environment that IT equipment needs to run: reliable power, cooling and environmental controls, strong physical security, and organized, accessible space. They also maintain the data center floor and racks to keep wiring, equipment, and access safe and efficient. They provide the hosting platform for hardware and connectivity so customers can deploy their servers within the facility. However, developing software applications for customers sits outside what a data center does, and even though a data center hosts computing hardware, the ongoing management of those compute resources—allocating capacity, monitoring workloads, applying updates—typically falls to the customer or a separate managed service/cloud provider. That makes hosting and managing computing resources not a typical data center responsibility.