The invention relates to a computer network (41), comprising at least one storage facility (1, 23, 45) comprising a data processing device and a data transmission device, and at least one server (40, 43), which is in, or can be brought into, operative connection with the at least one storage facility (1, 23, 45), wherein at least one of the storage facilities (1, 23, 45) comprises a load state detection device and / or a user detection device (13, 31), wherein the user detection device (13, 31) is designed and configured to record a time period of at least one user in front of and / or in the vicinity of the at least one storage facility (1, 23, 45). The load state detection device is designed and configured to detect a removal of at least one article from the storage facility (1, 23, 45) and / or loading of the storage facility (1, 23, 45) with at least one article, in particular by the at least one user, and wherein the acquired data of the user detection device (13, 31) and / or of the load state detection device of the at least one storage facility (1, 23, 45) can be transmitted to the server (40, 43) and / or can be retrieved from the server (40, 43). The invention also relates to a method for operating such a computer network (41).