The Advantages of Datacenter Proxies for Large-Scale Data Collection
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<p><a href="https://oxylabs.io/products/datacenter-proxies">Datacenter proxies</a> are hosted on data center servers that are well maintained and built with powerful hardware. As a result, they are fast, reliable, and capable of handling large volumes of traffic. These are just some of the characteristics that made datacenter proxies perfect for large-scale data collection. Unfortunately, they are easily detected, which can lead to IP bans, but you can implement proven best practices to prevent this. This article will discuss these and more.</p><h2>What is a Datacenter Proxy?</h2><p>A datacenter proxy is an intermediary that routes outgoing requests and incoming responses through a server. It masks the requests’ actual IP addresses and instead assigns an IP address that is registered with the datacenter’s owner or cloud service provider. The assigned IP addresses are usually generated artificially. Because they are hosted in powerful data center servers, datacenter proxies are fast and reliable. This also means they are shared among multiple users to take advantage of the largely unlimited bandwidth.</p><div class="code-block code-block-13" style="margin: 8px 0; clear: both;"> <style> .ai-rotate {position: relative;} .ai-rotate-hidden {visibility: hidden;} .ai-rotate-hidden-2 {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;} .ai-list-data, .ai-ip-data, .ai-filter-check, .ai-fallback, .ai-list-block, .ai-list-block-ip, .ai-list-block-filter {visibility: hidden; position: absolute; width: 50%; height: 1px; top: -1000px; z-index: -9999; margin: 0px!important;} .ai-list-data, .ai-ip-data, .ai-filter-check, .ai-fallback {min-width: 1px;} </style> <div class="ai-rotate ai-unprocessed ai-timed-rotation ai-13-1" data-info="WyIxMy0xIiwxXQ==" style="position: relative;"> <div class="ai-rotate-option" style="visibility: hidden;" data-index="1" data-name="U2hvcnQ=" data-time="MTA="> <div class="custom-ad"> <div style="margin: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.techstrongevents.com/cruisecon-virtual-west-2025/home?ref=in-article-ad-2&utm_source=sb&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=in-article-ad-2" target="_blank"><img src="https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Banner-770x330-social-1.png" alt="Cruise Con 2025"></a></div> <div class="clear-custom-ad"></div> </div></div> </div> </div><p>But the association with data centers is also detrimental: datacenter proxies are often linked to bots or large companies. So, suppose you use them for activities that are otherwise only supposed to be performed by consumers accessing websites through their internet service provider. In such a case, the address will likely be flagged or, worse, blocked. Simply put, they do not offer as much anonymity as residential proxies. The unmatched anonymity of residential proxies arises from their association with real users and internet service providers.</p><h2>Use Cases of Datacenter Proxies</h2><p>Still, datacenter proxies are capable tools in the right hands. You can use them in the following ways:</p><ol> <li> <p><strong>Access geo-blocked content:</strong> The foundational use case for datacenter proxies is to bypass <a href="https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/32974">geo-restrictions</a> and access content that is otherwise only available in specific jurisdictions.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Large-scale web scraping:</strong> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reference/what-is-web-scraping?">Web scraping</a> refers to the process of extracting publicly accessible data from websites. Datacenter proxies offer high performance, unmatched reliability, and high scalability. This means this proxy type is ideal for bandwidth-intensive data extraction, such as large-scale web scraping. Here are some applications of web scraping in business:</p> </li> </ol><ul> <li> <p><strong>Market research:</strong> Web scraping enables you to uncover information about your competitors (new and existing) and the market size, helping you understand your niche market.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Price monitoring:</strong> You can extract pricing data from e-commerce sites.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Customer sentiment monitoring:</strong> Review sites, social media platforms, and the review sections of e-commerce sites are hubs of useful information for brands.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>SEO monitoring:</strong> You can extract keyword data from search engine results pages (SERPs) and identify the high-ranking and relevant keywords.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Data aggregation:</strong> This is the process of extracting data from multiple sources and consolidating it into a single database repository.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Competitor monitoring:</strong> You can collect data about your competitors.</p> </li> </ul><h2>Advantages of Datacenter Proxies</h2><p>Datacenter proxies offer the following benefits:</p><ol> <li> <p><strong>High performance:</strong> Data center servers are built with powerful infrastructure in the background. As a result, datacenter proxies are fast and have low latency.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Reliability:</strong> <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/definition/Uptime-data-center-tier-standards">Higher-tier data centers</a> rarely experience downtime. This resultant uptime contributes to datacenter proxies’ reliability, stability, and on-demand availability.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Cost-effectiveness:</strong> Datacenter proxies are cheap, partly because of economies of scale. Data centers operate thousands of servers, reducing the cost per unit. Plus, the cost of running and maintaining data center infrastructure is shared among thousands of clients.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Unlimited bandwidth:</strong> Data centers’ infrastructure is built to handle large volumes of traffic. This characteristic extends to the datacenter proxies, which are hosted in these data centers.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Scalability:</strong> The number of servers and resources can be increased to match demand. As a result, datacenter proxies can be used in both large-scale and small-scale operations with little effort between them.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Large IP pool:</strong> Data center providers often provide IP addresses in large blocks, helping datacenter proxy providers to create wide datacenter IP pools.</p> </li> </ol><h2>Best Practices for Using Datacenter Proxies Efficiently</h2><p>As stated earlier, datacenter proxies are easily flagged and blacklisted. But the good news is that you can implement a few best practices to minimize the likelihood of getting flagged. These include:</p><ol> <li> <p><strong>Use dedicated/private datacenter proxies:</strong> Dedicated datacenter proxies give you autonomy over how to use the resource. You can determine the traffic to route through the intermediary, keeping requests to a minimum to avoid detection. They are also more secure.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Look for datacenter proxies from reputable service providers:</strong> Leading providers offer high-quality proxies and IP addresses with high connection success rates, fast speeds, and reliability. Additionally, they offer additional features, documentation, and 24/7 support.</p> </li> </ol><h2>Conclusion</h2><p>Datacenter proxies are perfect for large-scale web scraping because they are fast, scalable, reliable, cost-efficient, and support unlimited bandwidth. But websites easily associate them with bot activity, which can lead to blacklisting. 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