The data server is used to manage and store the data from external data sources. It is a central data management system. It provides metadata management, data security, data storage, data connection, and driver requirements. It stores the relevant details of data set such as metadata, calculated fields, sets, groups, and parameters. The data source could extract data as well as make live connections to external data sources.
Data server is the phrase used to describe computer software and hardware (a database platform) that delivers database services. Also called a database server it also performs tasks such as data analysis, storage, data manipulation, archiving, and other tasks using client/server architecture.
A data server (DS) is a software program/platform used to provide database services like storing, processing and securing data. These database services are consumed by other software programs or components. Sometimes the computer hardware, where the database is running, is also referred to as a database server. Therefore, the data server can be seen as the combination of software and hardware platform that runs the installed database and provides relevant services.