Data centers

Definitions used in data center management, including hardware, virtualization and cloud computing.

Data backup and disaster recovery

Terms related to backup and recovery, including definitions about making copies of data and words and phrases about restoring original data after a data loss event.

  • What is a business continuity plan (BCP)?

    A business continuity plan (BCP) is a document that consists of the critical information an organization needs to continue operating during an unplanned event.

  • What is National Electrical Code (NEC)?

    National Electrical Code (NEC) is a set of regularly updated standards for the safe installation of electric wiring in the Americas.

  • 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.

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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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Linux

Definitions related to Linux, including tech terms about open source and words and phrases about Linux distributions and software development.

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Operating systems

Definitions related to operating systems, including tech terms about open source and proprietary operating systems and words and phrases about system programs, boot mechanisms, kernels, command interpreters, DLL libraries and drivers.

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Storage Admin

Terms related to data storage management, including definitions about enterprise storage and words and phrases about storage infrastructure, storage capacity and hierarchical storage management (HSM).

  • What is wear leveling?

    Wear leveling is a process that is designed to extend the life of solid-state storage devices.

  • What is a data fabric?

    A data fabric is an architecture and software offering a unified collection of data assets, databases and database architectures within an enterprise.

  • 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.

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Storage and Data Mgmt

Definitions about storage and data management including backup/recovery vocabulary, business intelligence terminology, storage area networks and database management.

  • What is wear leveling?

    Wear leveling is a process that is designed to extend the life of solid-state storage devices.

  • What is TCP/IP?

    TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and is a suite of communication protocols used to interconnect network devices on the internet.

  • What is cloud management? Definition, benefits and guide

    Cloud management refers to the exercise of control over public, private or hybrid cloud infrastructure resources and services.

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Virtualization

Terms related to virtualization, including definitions about virtualization technologies and words and phrases about server virtualization, desktop virtualization and storage virtualization.

  • What is a virtual contact center?

    A virtual contact center (VCC) is a type of call center in which an organization's representatives are geographically dispersed, rather than situated at workstations in one location.

  • What is cloud automation?

    Cloud automation is a broad term that refers to processes and tools that reduce or eliminate manual efforts used to provision and manage cloud computing workloads and services.

  • What is LXD (Linux container hypervisor)?

    LXD, pronounced 'lex-dee,' is a unified platform for managing system containers and virtual machines (VMs).

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