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<p>In computing, <b>hyperscale</b> is the ability of an <a href="Computer_architecture" title="Computer architecture">architecture</a> to <a href="Scalability" title="Scalability">scale appropriately</a> as increased demand is added to the system.
</p><p>This typically involves the ability to seamlessly provide and add compute, memory, networking, and storage resources to a given node or set of nodes that make up a larger <a href="Computing" title="Computing">computing</a>, <a href="Distributed_computing" title="Distributed computing">distributed computing</a>, or <a href="Grid_computing" title="Grid computing">grid computing</a> environment. Hyperscale computing is necessary in order to build a robust and scalable <a href="Cloud_Computing" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloud Computing">cloud</a>, <a href="Big_Data" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Data">big data</a>, <a href="MapReduce" title="MapReduce">map reduce</a>, or <a href="Clustered_file_system" title="Clustered file system">distributed storage</a> system and is often associated with the infrastructure required to run large distributed sites such as <a href="Google" title="Google">Google</a>, <a href="Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, <a href="Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a>, <a href="Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>, <a href="IBM_Cloud" title="IBM Cloud">IBM Cloud</a> or <a href="Oracle_Corporation" title="Oracle Corporation">Oracle</a> Cloud.
</p><p>Companies like <a href="Ericsson" title="Ericsson">Ericsson</a>, <a href="AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a>, and <a href="Intel" title="Intel">Intel</a> provide hyperscale infrastructure kits for IT service providers.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Companies like <a href="Scaleway" title="Scaleway">Scaleway</a>, <a href="Switch_(company)" title="Switch (company)">Switch</a>, <a href="Alibaba_Cloud" title="Alibaba Cloud">Alibaba</a>, <a href="IBM_Cloud" title="IBM Cloud">IBM</a>, QTS, <a href="Neysa" title="Neysa">Neysa</a>, Digital Realty Trust, <a href="Equinix" title="Equinix">Equinix</a>, <a href="Oracle_Cloud" title="Oracle Cloud">Oracle</a>, Meta, <a href="Amazon_Web_Services" title="Amazon Web Services">Amazon Web Services</a>, <a href="SAP" title="SAP">SAP</a>, <a href="Microsoft_Azure" title="Microsoft Azure">Microsoft</a> and <a href="Google_Cloud_Platform" title="Google Cloud Platform">Google</a> build data centers for hyperscale computing.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such companies are sometimes called "<b>hyperscalers</b>." They are recognized for their massive scale in cloud computing and data management, operating in environments that require extensive infrastructure to accommodate large-scale data processing and storage.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Software-defined_networking" title="Software-defined networking">Software-defined networking</a></li>
<li><a href="Software-defined_storage" title="Software-defined storage">Software-defined storage</a></li></ul>
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