• cloudware

    Cloudware is software that runs on a remote Web server rather than on a mobile computing device, personal computer (PC) or traditional on-premises application server.

  • File data sharing poses bold new risk

    A whopping 70% of IT managers know or believe that their users have business data in their own personal file-sharing accounts, according to a recent ESG survey.

  • Cloud data access: How to get data your back

    Public cloud data access is straightforward, but data transfer to another provider or in-house could leave users on their own, analyst warns.

  • Online file sharing comes of age just in time

    ESG reviewed online file-sharing and collaboration apps to see if the market is finally maturing to a point where SMBs and enterprises alike can find a worthwhile IT investment.

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  • Object Storage Glossary - Words2Go

    A handy glossary that contains definitions related to object storage.  Reference

  • cloudware

    Cloudware is software that runs on a remote Web server rather than on a mobile computing device, personal computer (PC) or traditional on-premises application server.  Definition

  • I/O blender effect

    The I/O blender effect is a phenomenon in virtualized environments that degrades storage performance.  The I/O blender effect occurs when multiple virtual machines (VMs) all send their input/output (I/O) streams to a hypervisor for processing.  Definition

  • discoverability

    Discoverability is the capacity of something to be found. The term is used in many different contexts in IT (information technology).  Definition

  • object storage

    Object storage, also called object-based storage, is a generic term that describes an approach to addressing and manipulating discrete units of storage called objects.  Storage objects preserve information about both the context and the content of th...  Definition

  • Cloud Data Management Interface

    Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) is a Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) industry standard that defines the interface that applications will use to create, retrieve, update and delete data elements from the cloud.  Definition

  • community cloud

    A community cloud is a multi-tenant infrastructure that is shared among several organizations from a specific group with common computing concerns.  Definition

  • managed storage

    Managed storage is the process of offloading an organization’s data storage requirements to an outside managed service provider.  Definition

  • cloud storage encryption

    Cloud storage encryption is the conversion of data into ciphertext, a coded form that cannot be understood by anyone unfamiliar with the data set or the way the data was converted.  Definition

  • cloud storage infrastructure

    A cloud storage infrastructure is the hardware and software components -- such as servers, storage, virtualization software and operating systems -- needed to meet the computing requirements of a cloud storage model.  Definition

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