IT Career Management

Certifications

This glossary contains definitions related to IT Certifications.

• CPE credit

  Continuing professional education, or CPE, credit is a term referring to the points professionals receive for participating in specialized training in IT and other fields.

• CompTIA Network+

  The CompTIA Network+ is an IT certification exam that confirms an individual possesses the skills in networking required to develop a career in IT infrastructure.

• IT4IT Foundation certification

  IT4IT Foundation is a certification for the IT4IT reference architecture.

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.

• big data as a service (BDaaS)

  Big data as a service (BDaaS) is the delivery of data platforms and tools by a cloud provider to help organizations process, manage and analyze large data sets so they can generate insights in order to improve business operations and gain a competitive advantage.

• cloud storage

  Cloud storage is a service model in which data is transmitted and stored on remote storage systems, where it is maintained, managed, backed up and made available to users over a network (typically the internet).

• What is a private cloud?

  Private cloud is a type of cloud computing that delivers similar advantages to public cloud, including scalability and self-service, but through a proprietary architecture.

DevOps

This glossary contains definitions related to the DevOps movement. Some definitions explain the meaning of words used to describe how a DevOps culture breaks down silos between software development and operations teams. Other definitions are related to the software tools that DevOps engineers use to lower costs, achieve higher productivity and automate tasks.

• change control

  Change control is a systematic approach to managing all changes made to a product or system.

• PaaS (platform as a service)

  PaaS (platform as a service) is a cloud computing model where a third-party provider delivers hardware and software tools to users over the internet.

• continuous delivery (CD)

  Continuous delivery (CD) is an approach for software delivery in which development teams produce and test code in short but continuous cycles, usually with high degrees of automation.

IT Career Paths

• IT project manager

  An IT project manager is a professional charged with overseeing the process of planning, executing and delegating responsibilities around an organization's information technology (IT) pursuits and goals.

• cloud engineer

  A cloud engineer is an IT professional responsible for any technological duties associated with cloud computing, including design, planning, management, maintenance and support.

• machine learning engineer (ML engineer)

  A machine learning engineer (ML engineer) is a person who focuses on researching, building and designing self-running AI systems that automate predictive models.

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.

• continuous delivery (CD)

  Continuous delivery (CD) is an approach for software delivery in which development teams produce and test code in short but continuous cycles, usually with high degrees of automation.

• zero-touch provisioning (ZTP)

  Zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) is a method of setting up devices that automatically configures the device using a switch feature.

• Docker image

  A Docker image is a file used to execute code in a Docker container.

Marketing and CX

Terms related to business software, including definitions about billing and words and phrases about supply chain, CRM, POS, ERP, accounting, payroll and inventory.

• remote desktop protocol (RDP)

  Remote desktop protocol (RDP) is a secure network communications protocol from Microsoft.

• What is a private cloud?

  Private cloud is a type of cloud computing that delivers similar advantages to public cloud, including scalability and self-service, but through a proprietary architecture.

• robotic process automation (RPA)

  Robotic process automation (RPA) is a technology that mimics the way humans interact with software to perform high-volume, repeatable tasks.

Network Admin

Terms related to managing computer networks, including definitions about LANS or WANS and words and phrases about network design, troubleshooting, security and backups.

• remote desktop protocol (RDP)

  Remote desktop protocol (RDP) is a secure network communications protocol from Microsoft.

• What is a private cloud?

  Private cloud is a type of cloud computing that delivers similar advantages to public cloud, including scalability and self-service, but through a proprietary architecture.

• network protocol

  A network protocol is a set of established rules that dictate how to format, transmit and receive data so that computer network devices -- from servers and routers to endpoints -- can communicate, regardless of the differences in their underlying infrastructures, designs or standards.

Project Management

Terms related to project management, including definitions about project management methodologies and tools.

• change control

  Change control is a systematic approach to managing all changes made to a product or system.

• IT project manager

  An IT project manager is a professional charged with overseeing the process of planning, executing and delegating responsibilities around an organization's information technology (IT) pursuits and goals.

• Hyperledger

  Hyperledger is an open source project created to support the development of blockchain-based distributed ledgers.

Security Admin

Terms related to security management, including definitions about intrusion detection systems (IDS) and words and phrases about asset management, security policies, security monitoring, authorization and authentication.

• storage security

  Storage security is the group of parameters and settings that make storage resources available to authorized users and trusted networks -- and unavailable to other entities.

• What is a private cloud?

  Private cloud is a type of cloud computing that delivers similar advantages to public cloud, including scalability and self-service, but through a proprietary architecture.

• threat intelligence (cyber threat intelligence)

  Threat intelligence, also known as cyber threat intelligence (CTI), is information collected from various sources about current or potential attacks that threaten an organization.

Software Developer

Definitions related to software development, including tech terms about programming and words and phrases about Scrum, Agile and waterfall methodologies.

• chaos engineering

  Chaos engineering is the process of testing a distributed computing system to ensure that it can withstand unexpected disruptions.

• change control

  Change control is a systematic approach to managing all changes made to a product or system.

• continuous delivery (CD)

  Continuous delivery (CD) is an approach for software delivery in which development teams produce and test code in short but continuous cycles, usually with high degrees of automation.

Technical Support

Terms related to computer fundamentals, including computer hardware definitions and words and phrases about software, operating systems, peripherals and troubleshooting.

• reverse-engineering

  Reverse-engineering is the act of dismantling an object to see how it works.

• spectrum analyzer

  A spectrum analyzer is a device that measures and displays signal amplitude (strength) as it varies by frequency within its frequency range (spectrum).

• What is a Server?

  A server is a computer program or device that provides a service to another computer program and its user, also known as the client.