Data Center Management

Hyper-converged infrastructure is a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage and virtualization resources in a single system that usually consists of x86 hardware.

IT/OT convergence is the integration of information technology (IT) systems with operational technology (OT) systems.

A hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.

RMM software (remote monitoring and management software) is a type of application that information technology (IT) service providers use to maintain their clients' IT infrastructure and systems.

A composable infrastructure is a framework that decouples device resources in order to treat them as services.

Zero client, also known as ultrathin client, is a server-based computing model in which the end user's computing device has no local storage.

A call tree is a layered hierarchical communication model that is used to notify specific individuals of an event and coordinate recovery, if necessary.

Confidentiality, integrity and availability, also known as the CIA triad, is a model designed to guide policies for information security within an organization.

A full backup is the process of making at least one additional copy of all data files that an organization wishes to protect in a single backup operation.

A device ID (device identification) is a distinctive number associated with a smartphone or similar handheld device.

A storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network or subnetwork that interconnects and presents shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers.

A composable infrastructure is a framework that decouples device resources in order to treat them as services.

Cloud application performance management (cloud APM) is the process of monitoring resources that support software application performance in public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud environments, and ultimately taking actions to resolve issues and maintain optimal performance.

Site reliability engineer is a job title for a specialist who works with software developers to ensure that an organization's computing systems are scalable, stable and predictable.

The word 'DevOps' is a combination of the terms 'development' and 'operations,' meant to represent a collaborative or shared approach to the tasks performed by a company's application development and IT operations teams.

A hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.

Hot plugging is the addition of a component to a running computer system without significant interruption to the operation of the system.

A backup storage device is used to make copies of data that is actively in use.

Cloud automation is a broad term that refers to the processes and tools an organization uses to reduce the manual efforts associated with provisioning and managing cloud computing workloads and services.

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is a desktop virtualization technology wherein a desktop operating system, typically Microsoft Windows, runs and is managed in a data center.

Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop is an Azure-based cloud service for desktop and application virtualization.