NVMe (non-volatile memory express)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 19, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, NVMe storage, Primary Storage Devices, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesNVMe (non-volatile memory express) is a host controller interface and storage protocol created to accelerate the transfer speed of data between enterprise and client systems and solid-state drives (SSDs) over a computer’s high-speed Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) bus. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Rich Castagna; Carol Sliwa As solid-state technology became the preferred medium in the storage market, it quickly became clear that existing interfaces

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network visibility-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 15, 2021/ Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Network visibility, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNetwork visibility is an awareness of the components within and the data moving through an enterprise computer network. The term is often used to refer to the various tools enterprises use to increase awareness of their data and other network contents. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Ben Lutkevich Taking a proactive approach to network visibility allows enterprises to better monitor network

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Differences between VPN vs. VLAN

Staff Writer/ January 14, 2021/ Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesVPNs and VLANs are different technologies with some similarities. VPNs connect authorized users to corporate network resources, while VLANs connect geographically separate devices. By Michaela Goss The technology answers to most remote work and education requirements have one word in common: virtual. While many technologies touted virtual capabilities prior to the boom of remote work, these technologies have seen a renaissance

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wireless access point-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 11, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Tech Definitions, Wireless LAN (WLAN), Wireless Technology

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA wireless access point (wireless AP) is a network device that transmits and receives data over a wireless local area network (WLAN). The wireless access point serves as the interconnection point between the WLAN and a fixed wire network. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Conceptually, an AP is like an Ethernet hub, but instead of relaying LAN frames only to other 802.3

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What’s the difference between a wireless access point and router?

Staff Writer/ January 11, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Wireless LAN (WLAN)

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesIs there a difference between a wireless access point vs. a router? Yes — while the two wireless devices are related, they meet different needs in a Wi-Fi network. By Alissa Irei and Lisa Phifer Significant differences exist between a wireless access point vs. a wireless router. While both support Wi-Fi network connectivity and may perform similar roles, the two devices

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software asset management (SAM)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 10, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Resources, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesSoftware asset management (SAM) is the administration of processes, policies and procedures that support the procurement, deployment, use, maintenance and disposal of software applications within an organization. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com SAM is the part of IT asset management that seeks to ensure the organization complies with license agreements and does not overspend on software. An important goal of every SAM initiative is to facilitate the

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IT asset management (ITAM)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 10, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesIT asset management (information technology asset management, or ITAM) is a set of business practices that combines financial, inventory and contractual functions to optimize spending and support lifecycle management and strategic decision-making within the IT environment. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Brian Holak, Emily McLaughlin  ITAM is often a subset of the IT service management (ITSM) process. An IT asset is classified as any company-owned information,

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latency-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 8, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesLatency is a synonym for delay. In telecommunications, low latency is associated with a positive user experience (UX) while high latency is associated with poor UX. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Alexander Gillis, Matthew Haughn and Ed Blair In computer networking, latency is an expression of how much time it takes for a data packet to travel from one designated point to another. Ideally,

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What are IOPS (input/output operations per second)?-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 8, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIOPS (input/output operations per second) is the standard unit of measurement for the maximum number of reads and writes to non-contiguous storage locations. IOPS is pronounced EYE-OPS. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Erin Sullivan IOPS is frequently referenced by storage vendors to characterize performance in solid-state drives (SSD), hard disk drives (HDD) and storage area networks. However, an IOPS number is not an

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Business impact analysis

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ business impact analysis (BIA), Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA business impact analysis not only brings in consulting revenue; it can also give you greater insight into what your customers’ pain points are. Find out what’s involved in a BIA and how to conduct one for your customers. By Brian Peterson In IT leadership circles, the term “business impact analysis,” or BIA, is a common initiative, yet many people

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