Provides a Java-based, platform-independent interface that runs on most operating systems that support Java.

An open-source configuration management and provisioning tool that automates complex applications and provisions resources in the cloud.

An interface that allows an application program that is written in a high-level language to use specific data or functions of the operating system or another program.

An IBM software product that helps users move critical files and data sets of any size at a maximum speed over your infrastructure and worldwide IP networks.

Helps to implement a disciplined approach to managing your backups and provides you with an orderly way to retrieve lost or damaged data.

A computing platform where users can access applications or computing resources, as services, from anywhere through their connected devices.

Refers to how an application is built and deployed. A cloud native application consists of discrete, reusable components that are known as microservices that are designed to integrate into any cloud environment.

A persistent unstructured data storage service format that are spread out across multiple networked systems.

Third-party companies offering a cloud-based platform, including SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS services.

A management platform to control and manage cloud infrastructures.

A computer interface in which the input and output are text based.

A system construct that allows users to simultaneously run separate logical operating system instances. Containers use layers of file systems to minimize image sizes and promote reuse.

A user interface component that provides a comprehensive summary of pertinent information from various sources to the user.

A software methodology that integrates application development and IT operations so that teams can deliver code faster to production and iterate continuously based on market feedback.

A protocol layer that is used by nodes on a data link to accomplish an orderly exchange of information.

IT technologies and best practices that prevent or minimize data loss and business disruption resulted from equipment failures and localized power outages to natural disasters incidents.

Feature that continuously monitors the resource utilization of physical hosts and virtual machines in a cloud environment.

A website from IBM to view and manage IBM Power Systems and IBM Storage Systems software and hardware.

The ability of IT services to withstand all outages and continue providing processing capability according to some predefined service level.

A cloud computing environment that consists of multiple public and private resources.

The process of controlling access of authorized users to data and applications, while helping companies comply with various regulatory requirements.

A file and its execution parameters that are used within a container runtime to create a container. The file consists of a series of layers, combined at runtime, that are created as the image is built by successive updates.

The delivery of a computer infrastructure, including server, networking, data center, and storage functions as an outsourced service.

Manages and provides an infrastructure through code instead of through manual processes.

It is a licensing scheme for IBM licensed program products.

See “Virtual machine (VM)”.

Third-party company that operates day-to-day management services to its customers.

A cloud adoption strategy that embraces a mix of cloud models (public, dedicated, private, managed) to best meet unique business, application, and workload requirements.

Pertaining to software that is installed and run on the local computers of a user or organization.

An open standard for packaging and distributing virtual appliances.

The delivery of a computing platform, including applications, optimized middleware, development tools, and runtime environments, in a cloud-based environment.

A group of containers that are running on a Kubernetes cluster. A pod is a runnable unit of work, which can be a a stand-alone application or a set of microservices.

A cloud computing environment on which access is limited to members of an enterprise and partner networks.

A fix approved by IBM and made available to all customers.

A cloud computing environment on which access to standardized resources, such as infrastructure, multi-tenant hardware, and services, is available to subscribers on a pay-per-use basis.

A model of software deployment whereby software including business processes, enterprise applications, and collaboration tools, are provided as a service to customers through the cloud.

An open source “Infrastructure as Code” tool that was created by HashiCorp.

An instance of a data-processing system that appears to be at the exclusive disposal of a single user, but whose functions are accomplished by sharing the resources of a physical data-processing system.

See “Virtual machine (VM)”.

A hardware component that can emulate a tape library while it uses a disk as the underlying storage hardware.