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Throughput

The rate at which a system transmits or processes data over a given period.

Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS)

Indicates how many read and write operations a storage device can complete per second.

Airgap

A physical or logical separation that isolates a computer from untrusted systems or connections.

Runtime

The period during which a program is executing on a computer.

Object Storage

A data storage architecture that manages information as discrete objects.

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

A secure communication method that routes network traffic through a protected tunnel.

Sandbox

An isolated computing environment used to execute, test or analyze code.

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

An isolated, configurable virtual network within a public cloud.

Cloud PC

A virtual desktop instance hosted in a public or private cloud.

Vendor Lock-In

A dependency on a specific supplier’s technology, platform or service.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

An international standards body.

Private Cloud

A cloud computing environment dedicated to a single organization.

Public Cloud

A cloud model where infrastructure is made available to multiple customers.

On-Premises

In which hardware, software and data are hosted in an organization’s own physical facilities.

Shared Responsibility Model

How security duties are divided between a cloud provider and its customers.

Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)

A virtualized WAN architecture.

Remote Device Management

The monitoring, configuration updating and troubleshooting of devices from a remote location.

Fault Tolerance

The capability of a system to continue operating correctly despite component failures.

Chaos Engineering

The practice of intentionally disrupting systems in controlled experiments.

Misconfiguration

An incorrect or insecure system, software or network setting.

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