r/datacenter
42k members
r/datacenter is a subreddit with 42k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses data center, looking for, aws, dct, and interview, and they frequently recommend/review label printer, work shoes, and noise cancelling earbuds.
Rack and stack! News, comments, tools, and questions about servers, network hardware, DC infrastructure, industry jobs, and more are welcome here. If you have a question about personal servers, data storage, or hardware smaller than several racks please try /r/homelab or /r/DataHoarder instead
Popular Themes in r/datacenter
#1
Advice Requests
: "Looking for advice for rack"
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Are there any tools that could help with this?"
3 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Data center in Venezuela, looking for partners/investors and tips in how to expand"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Anyone else old enough to remember the late 90s fibre build out? The AI data centre build-out feels like 1999 all over again"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Got the role in Microsoft as a Data centre Technician 🤲🏼 starting Monday week GOD willing. Happy to answer any questions."
1 post
#6
News
: "The Data-Center Panic Is Overblown"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/datacenter
#1
Data Center
: "Scariest Data Center "horror story" you've ever experienced?"
23 posts
#2
Looking For
8 posts
#3
Aws
: "I got it! I got the L3 position at Aws"
7 posts
#4
Dct
: "Is anything an upgrade from Dct at Google"
5 posts
#5
Interview
5 posts
#6
Job
4 posts
#7
Technician
: "Difference Between data center Technician and data center operations"
4 posts
#8
: "Is anything an upgrade from dct at Google"
4 posts
#9
L3
: "I got it! I got the L3 position at AWS"
3 posts
#10
Sentiment
: "Why is datacenter Sentiment so negative in Ohio vs say west texas?"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/datacenter
Label Printer
6 reviews
#1
Brady
3.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Brother
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Panduit
1.0★ from 1 review
Work Shoes
5 reviews
#1
Reebok
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Red Wing
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Keen
5.0★ from 1 review
Noise Cancelling Earbuds
2 reviews
#1
Sony
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Nothing
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/datacenter
Yearly
+16k members(62.5%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026