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; CMOD | ; CMOD | ||
: Content Manager OnDemand, IBM's Enterprise Report Management software. | : Content Manager OnDemand, IBM's Enterprise Report Management software. | ||
; COLD | |||
: Computer Output to Laser Disc - a generic term that referred to data storage systems that stored digital files on Laser Disc, for example, Magneto-Optical or WORM discs. | |||
; DMS | |||
: Database Managed Space - an older method for allocating storage to databases. In DB2, a system administrator would allocate a raw device (a 'logical volume' in AIX, a 'slice' in Solaris, or a 'partition' in Linux) for DB2's exclusive use. Databases now largely use the SMS method for its increased reliability (journaled file systems, redundancy, compression, expandability). | |||
; ECM | |||
: Enterprise Content Management - a newer, more generic term than COLD. Refers to a variety of Content Management Solutions, all with different features (Workflow, Records Management, Archiving, etc.) | |||
; ERM | |||
: Enterprise Report Management - specifically, the storage of reports and records for an organization. The narrower focus of ERM is the long-term archiving, retention, searching, and retrieval of documents, primarily for legal or regulatory compliance. | |||
; FORMDEF / PAGEDEF | ; FORMDEF / PAGEDEF | ||
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; FTP | ; FTP | ||
: File Transfer Protocol. A standard method for transferring files across TCP/IP networks. FTP is insecure, and should only be used on protected internal networks. Use SFTP instead. | : File Transfer Protocol. A standard method for transferring files across TCP/IP networks. FTP is insecure, and should only be used on protected internal networks. Use SFTP instead. | ||
; ICN | |||
: IBM Content Navigator - a highly flexible, customizable, and modern front-end for many IBM ECM Products, including FileNet P8, Content Manager, and Content Manager OnDemand. | |||
; GIF | |||
: Graphic Interchange Format - a rather old and quite limited image format with limited colours (256) and relatively poor compression by today's standards. | |||
; JPEG | |||
: Joint Photographic Experts Group - a method of 'lossy' compression, primarily used for full colour photographs. | |||
; JES | ; JES | ||
: [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/zosbasics/com.ibm.zos.zconcepts/zconc_whatisjes.htm Job Entry Subsystem.] In CMOD, JES is a source of mainframe output data from reports "the JES spool". This output data can be downloaded directly from a mainframe using arsjesd. | : [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/zosbasics/com.ibm.zos.zconcepts/zconc_whatisjes.htm Job Entry Subsystem.] In CMOD, JES is a source of mainframe output data from reports "the JES spool". This output data can be downloaded directly from a mainframe using arsjesd. | ||
; LDAP | |||
: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - a centralized system for authenticating users to a variety of systems, and conveying entitlements to those users through group membership. Content Manager OnDemand supports authenticating users via LDAP, and provides entitlements via membership in groups. | |||
; NAS | |||
: Network Attached Storage - a class of storage devices, primarily accessed over a standard network connection. | |||
; PDF | ; PDF | ||
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; SFTP | ; SFTP | ||
: Secure File Transfer Protocol. Similar to FTP only in name. Assures strong authentication (I am who I say I am), privacy (contents are encrypted in transit), and integrity (contents are verified for fidelity). | : Secure File Transfer Protocol. Similar to FTP only in name. Assures strong authentication (I am who I say I am), privacy (contents are encrypted in transit), and integrity (contents are verified for fidelity). | ||
; SMS | |||
: System Managed Space - in DB2, SMS Tablespaces exist on regular filesystems. Your operating system may provide features like journals, compression, redundnacy, or caching, making SMS preferable to the older DMS method. | |||
; TCP/IP | ; TCP/IP | ||
: Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. The network protocol used in the overwhelming majority of organizations, and the internet at large. TCP/IP version 4 is common and extremely popular. TCP/IP v6 has been available for nearly a decade, but adoption of v6 is slow due to the perceived complexity and incompatibility with legacy software. | : Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. The network protocol used in the overwhelming majority of organizations, and the internet at large. TCP/IP version 4 is common and extremely popular. TCP/IP v6 has been available for nearly a decade, but adoption of v6 is slow due to the perceived complexity and incompatibility with legacy software. | ||
; TIFF | |||
: Tagged Image File Format - a graphic image format primarily used to store black and white or greyscale scanned images. Originally developed by Adobe, TIFF has become an international standard. | |||
; TSM | |||
: Tivoli Storage Manager (or TSM) is used to connect OnDemand to a wide variety of storage technologies, such as tape, tape libraries, optical drives, optical jukeboxes, or proprietary devices like EMC Centera. TSM has three main uses - Archive, Backup, and HSM. CMOD utilizes the 'Archive' component to provide long-term management of data loaded into CMOD. | |||
;WORM | |||
: Write-Once, Read-Many - a type of unalterable, permanent storage, primarily optical disks in the years prior to 2005, but also magnetic tape and magnetic hard disc drives. | |||
; XML | ; XML | ||
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;Centera | ;Centera | ||
: EMC's WORM solution using custom software and commodity hard drives. WORM is enforced by software, not by any irreversible physical change, which allows the re-use of storage space once data has reached its retention period and deleted. | : EMC's WORM solution using custom software and commodity hard drives. WORM is enforced by software, not by any irreversible physical change, which allows the re-use of storage space once data has reached its retention period and deleted. | ||
;Content Management | ;Content Management | ||
: A generic term referring to the storage and retrieval of data with centralized control and fixed methodology. | : A generic term referring to the storage and retrieval of data with centralized control and fixed methodology. | ||
;Magneto Optical | ;Magneto Optical | ||
: A storage technology that uses both lasers and magnetic fields to create an optical disc that is both re-writable, and impervious to magnetic fields. Magneto-Optical discs have been known to survive catastrophic events like floods and smoke damage. | : A storage technology that uses both lasers and magnetic fields to create an optical disc that is both re-writable, and impervious to magnetic fields. Magneto-Optical discs have been known to survive catastrophic events like floods and smoke damage. | ||
; SnapLock | ; SnapLock | ||
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;Tape | ;Tape | ||
: Magnetic Tape Storage - similar to Audio Cassettes and Video Tape, Tape drives use a long, thin ribbon of plastic coated in magnetic particles to store data. Tape has traditionally had much higher storage capacity than hard drives or optical storage. Around 2005, long-term storage on hard drives became more appealing as the capacity of a single device increased, and power consumption decreased. | : Magnetic Tape Storage - similar to Audio Cassettes and Video Tape, Tape drives use a long, thin ribbon of plastic coated in magnetic particles to store data. Tape has traditionally had much higher storage capacity than hard drives or optical storage. Around 2005, long-term storage on hard drives became more appealing as the capacity of a single device increased, and power consumption decreased. | ||