Data Center Management
Definitions used in data center management, including hardware, virtualization and cloud computing.
Cloud computing
Terms related to cloud computing, including definitions about on-demand, distributed computing and words and phrases about software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service and storage-as-a-service.
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Amazon S3
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a scalable, high-speed, web-based cloud storage service.
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS) is a cloud computing model where a third-party provider delivers hardware and software tools to users over the internet.
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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a form of cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet.
Converged infrastructure
This WhatIs.com glossary contains definitions related to converged infrastructure and the integrated systems market.
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hyper-converged appliance
A hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.
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hyper-converged storage
Hyper-converged storage is a software-defined approach to storage management that combines storage, compute, virtualization and sometimes networking technologies in one physical unit that is managed as a single system.
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WSO2
WSO2 is a middleware vendor that sells open source application program interface (API) management software.
Data center management
Terms related to data centers, including definitions about network operations centers (NOCs) and words and phrases about the storage, management and the transmission of data.
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hyper-converged appliance
A hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS) is a cloud computing model where a third-party provider delivers hardware and software tools to users over the internet.
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Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) is the replication and hosting of physical or virtual servers by a third party to provide failover in the event of a natural catastrophe, power outage or another type of business disruption.
Disaster recovery
This WhatIs.com glossary contains terms related to disaster recovery and business continuity.
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Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) is the replication and hosting of physical or virtual servers by a third party to provide failover in the event of a natural catastrophe, power outage or another type of business disruption.
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cloud disaster recovery (cloud DR)
Cloud disaster recovery (cloud DR) is a combination of strategies and services intended to back up data, applications and other resources to public cloud or dedicated service providers.
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crisis management plan (CMP)
A crisis management plan (CMP) outlines how to respond to a critical situation that would negatively affect an organization's profitability, reputation or ability to operate.
Hardware
Terms related to computer hardware, including definitions about cables, connectors and power supply units and words and phrases about computing peripheral devices including the keyboard, mouse, audio speakers, and printers.
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hyper-converged appliance
A hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.
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hot plugging
Hot plugging is the addition of a component to a running computer system without significant interruption to the operation of the system.
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smart home or building (home automation or domotics)
A smart home is a residence that uses internet-connected devices to enable the remote monitoring and management of appliances and systems, such as lighting and heating.
IT Operations
Terms related to the processes and services implemented and managed by an organization’s information technology (IT) department. Topics covered include systems management, configuration management, API management and DevOps, as well as real-time performance monitoring and management.
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application containerization (app containerization)
Application containerization is an OS-level virtualization method used to deploy and run distributed applications without launching an entire virtual machine (VM) for each app.
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real-time monitoring
Real-time (data) monitoring is the delivery of continuously updated information streaming at zero or low latency.
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IT monitoring
IT monitoring is the process to gather metrics about the operations of an IT environment's hardware and software to ensure everything functions as expected to support applications and services.
Storage hardware
Terms related to storage hardware, including definitions about solid state drives and words and phrases about hard disk drives, tape drives, disk arrays and tiered storage.
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hyper-converged appliance
A hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.
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hot plugging
Hot plugging is the addition of a component to a running computer system without significant interruption to the operation of the system.
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backup storage device
A backup storage device is used to make copies of data that is actively in use.
Virtualization
Terms related to virtualization, including definitions about virtualization technologies and words and phrases about server virtualization, desktop virtualization and storage virtualization.
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hyper-converged appliance
A hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.
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Amazon S3
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a scalable, high-speed, web-based cloud storage service.
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS) is a cloud computing model where a third-party provider delivers hardware and software tools to users over the internet.