Explore terms and definitions for the cloud, digital workspaces, virtual machines, and more

Explore terms and definitions for the cloud, digital workspaces, virtual machines, and more

Discover key terminology and common phrases used in cloud computing. Learn how to define virtual machines, digital workspaces, virtual desktop infrastructure, and more in our glossary.

Learn core definitions for key terms related to the cloud, virtual machines, digital workspaces, and more

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

  • Digital transformation

  • Disaster recovery planning

E

  • End user computing

  • Endpoint security

F
G
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)

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

  • Platform-as-a-Service

  • Private cloud

  • Private vs public cloud

  • Public cloud

Q
R

  • Ransomware

  • Remote first

  • Remote work

S

  • Secure Access Service (SASE)

  • Secure Service Edge (SSE)

  • Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

  • Secure remote access

  • Secure web gateway

T
U

  • Unified endpoint analysis

W

  • Workload migration

X
Y
Z

  • ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access)

  • Zero Trust Security

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