Software Infrastructure (DevOps)

Infrastructure as Code

The process of managing and provisioning computer data centers through machine-readable definition files, rather than physical hardware configuration or interactive configuration tools.

Amazon EKS

A managed service that makes it easy to run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install and operate an own Kubernetes clusters.

API Gateway

A fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale. APIs act as the "front door" for applications to access data, business logic, or functionality from your backend services.

UCP

Stands for the Docker Universal Control Plane. UCP is the commercial management solution for containerised applications inside a public cloud or on-premise. It is built on top of Docker Swarm. All UCP components are also running as containers.

Patch Management

Patch Management is the process of managing a network of computers by regularly deploying all missing patches to keep computers up to date. 

Containerization

Containerization is the process of packaging an application along with its required libraries, frameworks, and configuration files together so that it can be run in various computing environments efficiently. In simpler terms, containerization is the encapsulation of an application and its required environment.

Datadog

Datadog is a monitoring service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

Amazon ECS

Amazon Elastic Container Service is a highly scalable, fast, container management service that makes it easy to run, stop, and manage Docker containers on a cluster.

Fortify

Fortify is a static analysis tool and it processes code in a manner similar to a code compiler. It uses a build tool that runs on a source code file or set of files and converts it into an intermediate model that is optimized for security analysis by Fortify. 

ADFS

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), a software component developed by Microsoft, can run on Windows Server operating systems to provide users with single sign-on access to systems and applications located across organizational boundaries.

Containers

Containers are an executable unit of software in which application code is packaged, along with its libraries and dependencies, in common ways so that it can be run anywhere, whether it be on desktop, traditional IT, or the cloud.

Consul

Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.

AIX

Advanced Interactive eXecutive (AIX) is an enterprise-class UNIX operating system for the POWER and PowerPC IBM processor architecture and also IBM Servers: pSeries, System P and Power Systems.

Akamai

Akamai is the leading content delivery network (CDN) services provider for media and software delivery, and cloud security solutions.

Amazon S3

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is object cloud storage that used for storage and retrieving data in the internet. The storage is secured, always available for the client from any point on the earth via internet and it is limitless (the bigger your storage, the more client has to pay a month rent).

AMQP

Advanced Message Queuing Protocol is an open protocol for transferring messages between system components with low latency and at high speed. AMQP has three basic concepts: exchange, queue, routing key.

Ansible

Configuration management system, used to automate the configuration and deployment of software. Typically used to manage Linux nodes, but Windows is also supported. It is often used for management resources of the IT infrastructures.

Apache

Cross-platform (can be used on most of operating systems) web-server software. Apache provides the ability to work in a web browser via the HTTP.

AppFabric

A set of middleware technologies for Windows Server that provide enhanced hosting, management, caching capabilities for web applications and middle-tier services.

AS2

Applicability Statement 2 is an encrypted protocol for transporting data securely and reliably over the internet. It focuses on encrypting data rather than the transport channel, providing end-to-end to ensure security.

LAN

A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building.

Bash

Bourne-Again SHell is the most popular command shell in unix-like systems, especially in GNU / Linux. BASH is not only a command shell, it is also an excellent scripting programming language.

BGP

Stands for Border Gateway Protocol. An application layer protocol for exchanging information between autonomous systems. Basically, it is the protocol that routes traffic and makes the Internet work. BGP makes routing decisions based on network rules and policies, as well as on the path.

BMC Portal

Management control portal made in a web-based browser, used for monitoring and minimizing implementation and maintenance across client consoles for all BMC products. The Portal also offers a common workflow and usage experience across BMC products for sign-on, navigation, reporting, data manipulation.

BMC Remedy

BMC Remedy is a ITSM solution that provides useful features such as an asset management tool that allows to discover and track all the IT assets within the environments you maintain; a virtual agent with a chat interface that also offers informative articles and other educational materials; mobility and collaboration functionality among technicians/analysts, management, etc.; and on-premises or cloud delivery options.