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.

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.

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.

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

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

Web-based user interface.

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

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

Citrix hypervisor that allows to run multiple virtual machines (VMs) on one physical device.