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The entire spectrum of technologies for information processing, including software, hardware, communications technologies and related services. In general, information technology (IT) does not include embedded technologies that do not generate data for enterprise use.

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Virtualization is the abstraction of IT resources that masks the physical nature and boundaries of those resources from resource users. An IT resource can be a server, a client, storage, networks, ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

A virtual tape library (VTL) is a disk appliance that has special software that makes the device appear as a physical tape drive or tape library to the backup application; the device is accessed ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

A virtual switch provides three primary capabilities for communications within a virtualized environment: switching, security controls and visibility. A virtual switch provides connectivity among ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

A virtual server facility (VSF) is a feature of second-generation Advanced CMOS-ECL (ACE) technology that effectively allows a user to physically partition a system into multiple systems, all within ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) provides a means of rendering 3D worlds from mathematical equations or descriptions. A VRML browser can create shapes and text within a navigable 3D context. ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Virtual reality (VR) provides a computer-generated 3D environment that surrounds a user and responds to that individual’s actions in a natural way, usually through immersive head-mounted displays and ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

A virtual private network (VPN) is a system that delivers enterprise-focused communication services on a shared public network infrastructure and provides customized operating characteristics ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

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