Glossary

A cloud computing environment optimized for use and built around the compliance needs of specialized industries such as healthcare, financial services, and government operations.

Graphical software that enables you to remotely control another computer, independent of platform.

Allows multiple guest virtual machines (VM) to run on a host operating system. Guest VMs can run on one or more levels above the host hardware, depending on the type of virtualization.

Any broadcast domain that is partitioned and isolated in a computer network at the data link layer (OSI layer 2). The physical interface behaves like several interfaces, and the switch behaves like multiple switches.

An emulation of a computer system that is based on computer architectures and provides functionality of a physical computer. For example, the Barracuda NextGen Firewall Azure can be deployed as a virtual machine in the Microsoft Azure cloud.

A software company that provides cloud and virtualization software and services, incuding vSphere.

An enhanced suite of tools for cloud computing utilizing VMware ESX/ESXi. Includesthe VMWare vCenter server and the vSphere client.

VMware API that backs up and restores vSphere virtual machines.

Specifies virtual model of a Barracuda Networks products. For example, Barracuda Web Application Firewall 460 Vx.

A network connecting devices separated by large geographical distances, often joining multiple local access networks (LANs). 

IP address used to connect your WAN to the Internet. It is shared by all devices in the WAN. 

Term for a second generation of the World Wide Web, focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online. Web 2.0 describes World Wide Web sites that emphasize user-generated content, usability, and interoperability.

Web-based user interface.

A computer system that processes requests via HTTP, the basic network protocol used to distribute information on the web.

Extension of HTTP that enables clients to perform remote web content authoring operations. 

A technology for wireless local area networking with devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards.