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Virtual FirewallA virtual firewall is a virtual appliance (virtual software) running as a virtual server that controls and filters communication to virtual servers, from virtual servers, and bet

Malware HashHashing is a process that transforms arbitrary-length data into a small, fixed-length string of characters called a digest or message digest. Malware hashes are used by virus protect

Multi-Device BrokerAn individual cloud service may need to be accessed by different types of cloud service consumers, some of which may be incompatible with the cloud service’s published service

Network Forensic MonitorNetwork forensics identifies the source of intermittent performance issues and supports investigations to identify the source of data leaks, policy violations, or securit

Virtual NetworkThe virtual network is a combination of virtual switches and their uplinks to a physical network that isolates a network environment. It requires a minimum of one physical uplink

Virtual Private CloudThe virtual private cloud (VPC) is the segmentation of a public cloud service provider’s multitenant environment to support private cloud computing. The VPC provides secure

Virtual Private NetworkThe virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide consumers with secure connections to t

Virtual RAMIn a virtualized computing environment, physical memory is partitioned into virtualized physical memory. Virtual memory management techniques are used to allocate additional memory to

Virtual ServerThe virtual server, also known as virtual machine (VM), is a form of virtualization software that emulates a physical server and is used by cloud providers to share the same physic

Virtual Server SnapshotSnapshotting a virtual server is a method of creating a full restore point for the virtual server, including the virtual server’s applications, hardware settings, and oper

Virtual Server State ManagerThe virtual server state manager enables the virtual server to be paused and saved in any state. This can be performed in the middle of any action, such as copying fi

LUN MaskingThe LUN masking mechanism is used to configure required security policies to present the storage LUNs to only those systems and cloud storage devices that require access via the inter

Logical Network PerimeterThe logical network perimeter establishes a virtual network boundary that can encompass and isolate a group of related cloud-based IT resources that may be physically

Virtual Infrastructure ManagerVirtualized IT resource management is often supported by virtualization infrastructure management (VIM) tools that collectively manage virtual IT resources and rely

Cloud Storage Data Aging ManagementA data management lifecycle can be defined for different types of data or datasets, and each dataset may need to be stored on different cloud storage devices

Cloud Storage Data Placement AuditorThe cloud storage data placement auditor mechanism is used to govern and control where datasets can be stored. This mechanism can be used to enforce policie

Cloud Storage DeviceThe cloud storage device mechanism represents storage devices that are designed specifically for cloud-based provisioning. Instances of these devices can be virtualized, si

Cloud Storage Device Performance MonitorThe cloud storage device performance monitor mechanism is used to ensure pre-defined levels of performance are met using a policy-driven model of storag

Cloud Storage Management PortalThe cloud storage management portal mechanism allows cloud consumers and cloud service consumers access to interact with and control data stored in a cloud envir

Cloud Usage MonitorThe cloud usage monitor mechanism is a lightweight and autonomous software program responsible for collecting and processing IT resource usage data. Depending on the type of

Cloud Workload SchedulerThe cloud workload scheduler automates, monitors, and controls the workflow throughout the cloud infrastructure. This automation usually manages hundreds of thousands o

Cryptographic Key Management SystemThe cryptographic key management system (CKMS) consists of policies, procedures, components and devices that are used to protect, manage, and distribute cryp

Load BalancerThe load balancer mechanism is a runtime agent with logic fundamentally based on the premise of employing horizontal scaling to balance a workload across two or more IT resources to

Orchestration EngineOrchestration is the automated coordination and management of computer resources and services. Orchestration provides for deployment and execution of interdependent workflows

Pay-Per-Use MonitorThe pay-per-use monitor mechanism measures cloud-based IT resource usage in accordance with predefined pricing parameters and generates usage logs for fee calculations and bil

Resource Management SystemThe resource management system mechanism helps coordinate IT resources in response to management actions performed by both cloud consumers and cloud providers (Figure 1

Resource ReplicationResource replication is defined as the creation of multiple instances of the same IT resource, and is typically performed when an IT resource's availability and performance n

SandboxA sandbox is a testing environment that isolates untested or unknown code. Sandboxing protects operational systems and their data from unknown code that may have arrived on the network fr

Secure Token ServiceA secure token service (STS) issues security tokens as a result of consumer requests for single sign-on (SSO) tokens. The STS authenticates the consumer and issues a security

Broad Access (Erl, Naserpour)How can cloud services be made accessible to a diverse range of cloud service consumers?ProblemCloud consumers may require access to a cloud service vi

Cross-Storage Device Vertical Tiering (Erl, Naserpour)How can the vertical scaling of data processing be carried out dynamically?ProblemIncreasing the processing capacity of data s

Dynamic Data Normalization (Erl, Naserpour)How can redundant data within cloud storage devices be automatically avoided?ProblemCloud consumers may store large volumes of redundant

Dynamic Scalability (Erl, Naserpour)How can IT resources be scaled automatically in response to fluctuating demand?ProblemIt is challenging to equip an IT resource to match its pro

Elastic Disk Provisioning (Erl, Naserpour)How can the billing of cloud storage be based on actual, fluctuating storage consumption?ProblemWhen cloud providers charge for fixed-disk

Elastic Network Capacity (Erl, Naserpour)How can network bandwidth be allocated to align with actual usage requirements?ProblemNetwork bandwidth is often fixed, resulting in perfor

Resource ClusterCloud-based IT resources that are geographically diverse can be logically combined into groups to improve their allocation and use. The resource cluster mechanism is used to grou

Virtual SwitchA virtual switch is a logical network switch that operates at the hypervisor level. Network interface cards (NICs) are emulated into a single virtual switch. Some virtual switches

Physical UplinkA physical uplink is used by virtual servers to communicate with the virtual and physical servers that are hosted outside of their virtual switch. This path must be guaranteed to

Platform Trust PolicyA platform trust policy is a security assurance policy for a platform, such as its secure launch control policy, restricting applications to only execute on platforms that m

Public Key InfrastructureA common approach for managing the issuance of asymmetric keys is based on the public key infrastructure (PKI) mechanism, which exists as a system of protocols, data for