Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA differential backup is a data backup that copies all of the files that have changed since the last full backup was performed. This includes any data that has been created, updated or altered in any way and does not copy all of the data every time. The term differential backup stems from the concept that only data that is “different” is
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteA network perimeter is the boundary between the private and locally managed-and-owned side of a network and the public and usually provider-managed side of a network. Related posts: data center as a service (DCaaS) -definition VMware ESXi-a tech definition data center as a service (DCaaS)-a tech definition SDDC (software-defined data center)-a tech definition
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesPosted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Brien Posey FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) is a storage protocol that enables Fibre Channel (FC) communications to run directly over Ethernet. FCoE makes it possible to move Fibre Channel traffic across existing high-speed Ethernet infrastructure and converges storage and IP protocols onto a single cable transport and interface. The goal of FCoE is to consolidate I/O (input/output)
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesVMware ESXi is an operating system-independent hypervisor based on the VMkernel operating system that interfaces with agents that run on top of it. ESXi stands for Elastic Sky X Integrated. ESXi is a type-1 hypervisor, meaning it runs directly on system hardware without the need for an operating system (OS). Type-1 hypervisors are also referred to as bare-metal hypervisors because they run directly on
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesPosted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Garry Kranz An SDDC (software-defined data center) is a data storage facility in which all infrastructure elements — networking, storage, CPU and security — are virtualized and delivered as a service. Deployment, operation, provisioning and configuration are abstracted from hardware. Those tasks are implemented through software intelligence. Former VMware CTO Steve Herrod is widely credited with coining the term around 2012. An SDDC
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesPosted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Stephen J. Bigelow Data center as a service (DCaaS) is the provision of offsite physical data center facilities and infrastructure to clients. Clients rent or lease access to the provider’s data center, using the servers, networking, storage and other computing resources owned by the DCaaS provider. A DCaaS provider is typically engaged by a business that can
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesPosted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Ed Hannan LTO-6 is a tape format from the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Consortium released in 2012. It was preceded by LTO-4 in 2007 and LTO-5 in 2010. LTO-7, LTO-8, LTO-9 and LTO-10 formats are scheduled, but not yet available. According to the Consortium, LTO-6 offers 2.5 terabytes (TB) of native capacity (6.25 TB compressed) capacity, native sustained data transfer rates of
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesPosted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): John Edwards A virtual storage area network (VSAN) is a logical partition in a physical storage area network (SAN). VSANs enable traffic to be isolated within specific portions of a storage area network, so if a problem occurs in one logical partition, it can be handled with a minimum of disruption to the rest of the network. The
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesPosted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com -TechTarget –WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Stephen J. Bigelow Data center as a service (DCaaS) is the provision of offsite physical data center facilities and infrastructure to clients. Clients rent or lease access to the provider’s data center, using the servers, networking, storage and other computing resources owned by the DCaaS provider. A DCaaS provider is typically engaged
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minutePosted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com -TechTarget –WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Cameron McKenzie DCO (data center outsourcing) is the practice of outsourcing the day-to-day provisioning and management of computing and storage resources to a third party provider. Professional DCO services may include systems management, application performance monitoring, managed hosting, managed storage, and database administration. Contracts typically run on an annual or multi-year basis.
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