Cloud Storage Definitions

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  • B

    bare-metal cloud

    Bare-metal cloud is a public cloud service that offers dedicated hardware resources without any installed operating systems or virtualization infrastructure.

  • blockchain storage

    Blockchain storage is a way of saving data in a decentralized network, which utilizes the unused hard disk space of users across the world to store files.

  • C

    cloud data management

    Cloud data management is a way to manage data across cloud platforms, either with or instead of on-premises storage.

  • Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI)

    The Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) is an international standard that defines a functional interface that applications use to create, retrieve, update and delete data elements from cloud storage.

  • cloud encryption

    Cloud encryption is a service cloud storage providers offer whereby a customer's data is transformed using encryption algorithms from plaintext into ciphertext and stored in the cloud.

  • cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement)

    A cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement) is an agreement between a cloud service provider and a customer that ensures a minimum level of service is maintained.

  • cloud storage API

    A cloud storage API is an application programming interface that connects a locally based application to a cloud-based storage system so that a user can send data to it and access and work with data stored in it.

  • What is cloud NAS (cloud network-attached storage)?

    Cloud NAS (network-attached storage) is remote storage that is accessed over the internet as if it is local.

  • What is continuous data protection (CDP)?

    Continuous data protection (CDP), also known as 'continuous backup,' is a backup and recovery storage system in which all the data in an enterprise is backed up whenever any change is made.

  • D

    What is a distributed file system (DFS)?

    A distributed file system (DFS) enables clients to access file storage from multiple hosts through a computer network as if they were accessing local storage.

  • E

    enterprise storage

    Enterprise storage is a centralized repository for business information that provides common data management, protection and sharing functions through connections to computer systems.

  • F

    file synchronization (file sync)

    File synchronization (file sync) is a method of keeping files that are stored in several different physical locations up to date.

  • G

    green cloud

    Green cloud refers to the potential environmental benefits that green IT services delivered over the internet can offer to individual companies and society as a whole.

  • H

    hybrid cloud storage

    Hybrid cloud storage is an approach to managing cloud storage that uses both local and off-site resources.

  • N

    What is NetApp?

    NetApp, formerly Network Appliance, Inc., is a multinational corporation in the computer technologies industry specializing in data storage hardware, software and cloud services.

  • P

    public cloud storage

    Public cloud storage, also called online storage, is a service model that provides data storage on a pay-per-use basis.

  • What is pay-as-you-go cloud computing (PAYG cloud computing)?

    Pay-as-you-go cloud computing, or PAYG cloud computing, is a payment method for cloud computing that charges based on usage. The practice is similar to that of utility bills, using only resources that are needed.

  • What is personal cloud storage (PCS)?

    Personal cloud storage (PCS) is a local network-attached storage (NAS) device that lets users store data, photos, music, videos and other files and is optimized for media streaming.

  • S

    software-defined storage (SDS)

    Software-defined storage (SDS) is a software program that manages data storage resources and functionality and has no dependencies on the underlying physical storage hardware.

  • U

    unified storage

    Unified storage -- sometimes called network unified storage or multiprotocol storage -- is a storage system that enables users to run and manage files and applications from a single device.

  • utility storage

    Utility storage is a service model in which a provider makes storage capacity available to an individual, organization or business unit on a pay-per-use basis.