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- Apache Lucene - Apache Lucene is a freely available information retrieval software library that works with fields...
- Microsoft FIM (Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager) - Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) is a self-service identity management software suite.
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- SoMoClo (social, mobile and cloud) - SoMoClo (social, mobile and cloud) is the convergence of collaborative, on-the-go technologies th...
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Data Center
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- ambient air cooling - Ambient air cooling is the use of naturally cool air surrounding a building, such as a data cente...
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- authorized service provider (ASP) - An authorized service provider (ASP) is an individual or an organization that is permitted to ser...
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- Agile glossary: Words-2-Go - This Agile glossary provides brief definitions of important terms and concepts in Agile and Scrum...
- PCI DSS Requirements Fast Guide - A chart that lists the 6 control objectives and 12 requirements that make up the Payment Card Ind...
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- Microsoft FIM (Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager) - Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) is a self-service identity management software suite.
- Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer (MCA) - The Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer (MCA) is a tool that lets admins and users alike run connecti...
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- DCPromo (Domain Controller Promoter) - DCPromo (Domain Controller Promoter) is a tool in Active Directory that installs and removes Acti...
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- mobile app security - Mobile app security is the extent of protection that mobile device application programs (apps) ha...
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- data hygiene - Data hygiene is the collective processes conducted to ensure the cleanliness of data. Data is con...
- Amazon RedShift - Amazon RedShift is a fully managed petabyte-scale data warehouse service. RedShift is designed fo...
- Amazon Dynamo Database (DDB) - Amazon Dynamo Database (DDB) is a fully-managed NoSQL database service. Dynamo Database is known ...
cloud broker
A cloud broker is a third-party individual or business that acts as an intermediary between the purchaser of a cloud computing service and the sellers of that service. More
Quote of the Day
"As cloud literacy increases, customers may not value the 'middleman' cloud broker role." -- Tom Nolle
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Test Yourself
___________ is/are data that describes other data.
a. tags
b. metadata
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object storage
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Know-IT-All
Object storage services lessen burden of 'big data'
With cloud object storage services, providers can help enterprises efficiently store and analyst 'big data' in the cloud.
Object storage draws praise, objections
SNW verdict on object storage: it doesn't have to be difficult to implement, but when is it necessary?
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Essential Knowledge on Storage
NTP Software taps into cloud for secure file management
NTP Software branches into secure file management, but says its Universal File Access technology isn't a sync-and-share service.
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Independent report
Technology Priorities for 2013
Where are IT organisations spending their precious IT funds in 2013? Find out which priorities have increased in importance and which ones have fallen behind.
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Storage
Five Strategies for Using Flash in Your Next Storage Project
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