| Acronym |
Stands For |
Comment |
| API |
Application Programmable Interface |
source code based specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other, according to Wikipedia |
| APU |
Advanced Processing Unit |
microprocessor type |
| ASP |
Application Service Provider |
supplier type |
| Bips |
Billions of Instructions per Second |
microprocessor speed |
| BRIC |
Brazil, Russia, India, China |
regional grouping used for targeting ‘growth’ markets |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
application and workload description |
| CCA |
Carbon Change Agreement |
UK government plan |
| CCL |
Carbon Change Levy |
UK government tax |
| CIFS |
Common Internet File Services |
application type |
| CO |
COntrolling |
part of SAP ERP programmes |
| CPU |
Computer Processing Unit |
microprocessor type |
| CRC |
Carbon Reduction Commitment |
UK government plan |
| CRCEES |
Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Reduction Scheme |
UK government plan |
| CSR |
Corporate and Social Responsibility |
part of company strategy |
| CXO |
Chief X Officer |
X’ = anything |
| DDR |
Double Data Rate |
for synchronous dynamic random access memory |
| DECC |
Department of Environment and Climate Change |
UK government department |
| DIMM |
Dual In-line Memory Module |
microprocessor component |
| DMZ |
De-Militarised Zone |
data centre protected space |
| ECC |
Error Checking and Correction |
microprocessor component |
| EMEA |
Europe Middle East and Africa |
regional grouping sub regions |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
workload |
| EU |
European Union |
regional political grouping |
| FCoE |
Fibre Channel over Ethernet |
networking for storage |
| Generation Y |
Y = 1980s |
the latest generation entering the workforce (born into a technological world, rather than learning it as it develops) |
| GPL |
General Public Licence |
software licence type |
| GPU |
Graphical Processing Unit |
microprocessor type |
| HDMI |
High-Definition Multimedia Interface |
audio visual connector |
| HUGI |
Hurry Up (and) Get Idle |
microprocessor term |
| I/O |
Input/Output |
hardware type |
| IaaS |
Infrastructure as a Service |
Cloud Computing workload |
| IFL |
Integrated Facility for Linux |
IBM mainframe term for offloading Linux workloads |
| IP |
Instruction Processor |
the building block of System z machines |
| ISV |
Independent Software Vendor |
supplier type |
| ITC |
Information Technology and Communications |
overall industry description |
| KVM |
Kernel-based Virtual Machine |
in this case not Keyboard Video Monitor |
| L2 |
Level Two |
used for cache memory |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
hardware type |
| MCA |
Micro Chip Architecture |
not in this case Micro Channel Achitecture, which was a feature of IBM’s PS/2 |
| Mips |
Millions of Instructions per Second |
microprocessor sped |
| MPLS |
Multi-Protocol Label Switching |
networking type |
| NAS |
Network Attached Storage |
storage system type |
| NFS |
Network File System |
networking type |
| NGD |
Next Generation Data |
Company name |
| NSK |
Non Stop Kernel |
HP (originally Tandem) operating system |
| NYSE |
New York Stock Exchange |
organisation name |
| ODCA |
Open Data Center Alliance |
user group |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
supplier role |
| OMAP |
Open Multimedia Application Platform |
software standard |
| OpenCL |
Open Computing Language |
software development standard |
| OpenGL |
Open Graphics Library |
software development standard for graphics |
| PaaS |
Platform as a Service |
Cloud Computing workload |
| PACS |
Picture Archiving and Communication System |
storage systems standard |
| PIGS |
Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain |
sometimes ‘Italy’ – not ‘Ireland’ |
| PIIGS |
Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain |
includes Italy and Ireland |
| prosumer |
pro(ducer con)sumer |
consumers adding content to the Internet |
| RHEL |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
product name |
| RHEV |
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization |
product name |
| RIM |
Research In Motion |
Company name |
| RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computing |
chip architectures used in IBM Power and Oracle/Sun Solaris Unix servers |
| SaaS |
Software as a Service |
Cloud Computing workload |
| SAN |
Storage Area Network |
storage system type |
| SAS |
Serial-attached SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) |
a low cost disk drive and an acronym of acronyms |
| SKU |
Stock Keeping Units |
number of different configurations for sale |
| SMP |
Symmetrical Multi-Processing |
processor design type |
| SoC |
System on Chip |
microprocessor design incorporating multiple components |
| SPEC |
The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation |
benchmarking body |
| SVC |
Storage Virtual Controller |
IBM storage system offering |
| TB |
Terabyte |
storage capacity |
| TCA |
Total Cost of Acquisition |
used in comparing costs of old v new solutions |
| TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
used in comparing costs of old v new solutions |
| TPC |
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center |
IBM storage systems management offering |
| TSM |
Tivoli Storage Manager |
IBM storage systems management offering |
| UCS |
Unified Computing System |
Cisco IT including servers |
| VAAI |
vStorage API for Array Integration |
a VMware storage API |
| VADP |
vStorage API for Data Protection |
a VMware storage API for data protection |
| VASA |
vStorage API for Storage Awareness |
a VMware storage API |
| VCE |
Virtual Computing Environment |
company name (incorporating EMC, Cisco and VMware elements) |
| VDI |
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure |
PC virtualisation type |
Virtual Machine
| VM |
Virtual Machine |
a guest operating system running on top of a server hypervisor |
| Web 2.0 |
2.0 = newer |
newer Internet companies |
| VVOL |
VMware Virtual Volumes |
a VMWare API |
| x86 |
x86 |
chip architectures using the x86 instruction set curently produced by Intel and AMD |
| XIV |
|
an Israel-based storage systems company acquired by IBM in 2008 |
| zAAP |
z Application Assist Processor |
IBM mainframe term for offloading Java workloads |
| zIIP |
z Integrated Information Processor |
IBM mainframe term for offloading database workloads |
