Rules for Networking Using Coax Cable

A networking solution in which everything — from computing power to computing infrastructure, applications, business processes to personal collaboration — is delivered as a service wherever and whenever you need.

The delivery of software, infrastructure, or storage that has been packaged so it can be automated and delivered to customers in a consistent and repeatable manner.

The release of cloud services that are no longer needed.

Linking distributed resources together over the cloud.

An operating system that acts as a traffic cop, managing the various virtualization tasks in the cloud to ensure that they make things happen in an orderly manner.

The sharing of underlying resources by multiple companies over a cloud.

Storage that has its own network address through which it is accessed by the network's workstation users. Acronym: NAS

A contract that stipulates the type of service you need from providers and what type of penalties would result from an unexpected business interruption. Acronym: SLA

An integrated set of software that provides everything a developer needs to build an application.

A storage systems that is flexible and scalable because it's available to multiple hosts at the same time. Acronym: SAN

Workgroups comprised of members from a particular industry such as technology and retail.

The portion of your hard drive that Windows uses to expand the available RAM

Using computer resources to imitate other computer resources or whole computers to maximize performance and flexibility.