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What are the different types of data centers?

Enterprise, colocation, hyperscale, edge, and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are the main types, each serving different purposes and scales. Hyperscale data centers are the largest, typically having at least 10,000 square feet (930 square meters) of floor space and housing at least 5,000 servers. AI data centers are designed for training and running large language models (LLMs) and machine-learning (ML) models.