Virtualization, cloud, and security glossary
Definitions for the terms that come up in virtualization, cloud infrastructure, and security work, written in plain language. Pick a topic below, or jump straight to the term you are looking for.
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A
Application delivery
Application deployment
Application management
Application migration
Application modernization
Application security
Application virtualization
Artificial intelligence (AI)
B
Big data analytics
Bring your own device
Business analytics tools
Business continuity
Business mobility (enterprise mobility)
C
Caching
Cloud
Cloud computing
Cloud infrastructure
Cloud migration
Cloud storage
Containers
Containerization strategy
Converged infrastructure
Cross-platform development
Cybersecurity
D
Data center
Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Desktop virtualization
Desktop virtualization software
Digital transformation
Disaster recovery planning
DDoS attacks
DaaS
E
End user computing
Endpoint security
F
H
Hybrid cloud
Hybrid cloud architecture
Hybrid cloud computing
Hybrid cloud infrastructure
Hybrid cloud security
Hybrid cloud vs multi-cloud
Hybrid work
Hyperconvergence
Hypervisor
I
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Identity Access Management (IAM)
J
K
Kubernetes
L
Local cloud
M
Machine learning
Malware
Microsoft Azure
Mobile device management
Mobile device security
Multi-cloud
Multi-cloud architecture
Multi-cloud infrastructure
Multi-cloud security
Multi-cloud strategy
N
Network infrastructure
Network security
O
Open source
P
Phishing
Platform-as-a-Service
Private cloud
Private vs public cloud
Public cloud
Q
R
Ransomware
Remote Browser Isolation
Remote first
Remote work
S
Secure Access Service (SASE)
Secure Service Edge (SSE)
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Secure remote access
Secure web gateway
U
Unified endpoint analysis
V
W
Workload migration
X
Y
Z
ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access)
Zero Trust Security