A high-speed memory or storage device that helps reduce the time required to read and write data to a slower device, such as a hard drive.

The means to accomplish a mission, function, or objective.
Related Term(s): intent
Adapted from: DHS Risk Lexicon

Data or information in its encrypted form.
Related Term(s): plaintext
From: CNSSI 4009

Cloning is a type of backup which allows users to copy the whole partition or disc to another partition or disc with all files and folders. If the partition is bootable, the cloned partition will become bootable too.

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model in which data is stored on remote servers accessed from the Internet, or “cloud.” It is maintained, operated, and managed by a cloud storage service provider or on storage servers that are built on virtualization techniques. Cloud computing is essentially delivering computing as a service. Cloud computing uses different chargeback plans than traditional data center approaches, typically billing flat fees per user per month.  These data centers also are known as co-locations rent space in their data center and the customer can house their own hardware products. These data centers also provide data backup solutions. 

The process of reformatting data so it takes less space on your storage medium(s). 

This monitors your AWS estate and gives you some control over the change management, and compliance monitoring. Handy when you have a regulator to worry about.

Consolidated storage connects multiple servers and/or workstations to a centralized array of hard disk drives. This type of storage setup is designed to result in higher availability, manageability, scalability, and performance for the applications these servers support.

The capability of software or hardware to run on different platforms i.e. an application that is compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating systems.