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Hypervisor

A hypervisor is a program that separates a computer’s operating system and applications from the underlying physical hardware. Using hypervisors to separate software from hardware enables virtualization and cloud computing […]

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a method of designing, deploying and managing virtualized computer networking services. Also called Virtual Network Function (VNF), it decouples network functions from proprietary hardware appliances […]

Infrastructure as a Service

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is a form of cloud computing that provides virtualized IT resources over the Internet. IaaS is one of the main categories of cloud computing services, along with Software-as-a-Service […]

Scalability

Scalability is the ability for IT systems – such as applications, storage, databases and networking – to continue to function properly when changed in size or volume. It often refers […]

Software-Defined Infrastructure

Software-defined infrastructure (SDI) combines software-defined compute (SDC), software-defined networking (SDN) and software defined storage (SDS) into a fully software-defined data center (SDDC). A software-defined data center is an IT facility where infrastructure […]

Software-Defined Networking

Software-defined networking (SDN) is a computer platform that creates a centralized and programmable logical network. Unlike conventional, hierarchical networks that rely on several vendor-specific devices and protocols for packet delivery, […]