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    SaltStack

    SaltStack, often referred to as simply "Salt," is an open source configuration management and orchestration tool for automating repeated system administrative and code deployment tasks.

  • Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC)

    Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC) is a 32- and 64-bit microprocessor architecture developed by Sun Microsystems in 1987.

  • server hardware degradation

    Server hardware degradation is the gradual breakdown of the physical parts of a server.

  • serverless computing

    Serverless computing is a cloud computing execution model that lets software developers build and run applications and servers without having to provision or manage the back-end infrastructure.

  • service discovery

    Service discovery is the automatic detection of devices and offered services over a network.

  • service mesh

    A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer that controls service-to-service communication over a network.

  • service virtualization

    Service virtualization is the process of creating replicas of systems that new applications depend on to test how well the application and systems integrate.

  • ServiceNow

    ServiceNow is a software company that provides a cloud-based, AI-driven platform for automating multiple management workflows in enterprises. The company specializes in IT service management, IT operations management and IT business management.

  • shift-left testing

    Shift-left testing is a software testing approach in which the code is tested in the earlier stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

  • sidecar proxy

    A sidecar proxy is an application design pattern which abstracts certain features, such as inter-service communications, monitoring and security, away from the main architecture to ease the tracking and maintenance of an application.

  • site reliability engineering (SRE)

    Site reliability engineering (SRE) is the application of scripting and automation to IT operations tasks such as maintenance and support.

  • software asset management (SAM)

    Software asset management (SAM) is the administration of processes, policies and procedures that support the procurement, deployment, use, maintenance and disposal of software applications within an organization.

  • STONITH (Shoot The Other Node In The Head)

    STONITH (Shoot The Other Node In The Head) is a Linux service for maintaining the integrity of nodes in a high-availability (HA) cluster.

  • storage pool

    A storage pool is capacity aggregated from disparate physical storage resources in a shared storage environment.

  • systems operator (sysop)

    In IT, a systems operator (sysop) is a person who runs computer servers and other devices on a daily basis in a data center.

  • What is server virtualization? The ultimate guide

    Server virtualization is a process that creates and abstracts multiple virtual instances on a single server.

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