List of most common Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions
Operating Systems
| Name | Description |
|---|
| AIX | IBM’s UNIX operating system |
| HP-UX | Hewlett-Packard’s UNIX OS |
| Linux | Open-source OS (e.g., RHEL, SUSE) |
| Mac OS X | Apple’s UNIX-based desktop OS |
| Solaris | Oracle’s UNIX OS |
| Windows | Microsoft’s desktop/server OS |
Virtualization & Clustering
| Name | Description |
|---|
| Solaris Clusters | High availability clustering for Solaris |
| Solaris Zones | OS-level virtualization in Solaris |
| VCS | Veritas Cluster Server for high availability |
| VMware vSphere | Virtualization platform from VMware |
| Hyper-V | Microsoft’s virtualization platform |
Storage & File Systems
| Name | Description |
|---|
| Novell NSS Volumes | NetWare Storage Services file system |
| NAS NDMP | Protocol for backing up NAS devices |
Databases
| Name | Description |
|---|
| IBM DB2 | Relational database from IBM |
| Microsoft SQL | RDBMS from Microsoft |
| Oracle Database | RDBMS from Oracle |
| SAP ASE | Formerly Sybase ASE, now owned by SAP |
| SAP HANA | In-memory columnar database from SAP |
| Name | Description |
|---|
| SAP | Enterprise application suite (ERP, CRM, etc.) |
| HANA | SAP’s in-memory database and application platform |
| SharePoint | Microsoft’s collaboration and document management tool |
| Exchange | Microsoft’s email and calendaring server |
| Name | Description |
|---|
| Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | Cloud services by Google |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Cloud services by Amazon |
| Microsoft Azure | Cloud services by Microsoft |
| Nutanix | Hybrid cloud and hyperconverged platform |
Networking Technologies
| Name | Description |
|---|
| TCP/IP | Core protocol suite for internet and network communication |
| DNS | Domain Name System – resolves domain names to IP addresses |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol – assigns IP addresses automatically |
| VLAN | Virtual LAN – logical segmentation of networks |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network – secure remote access over public networks |
| NAT | Network Address Translation – maps private IPs to public IPs |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol – used for monitoring network devices |
| BGP | Border Gateway Protocol – routing protocol between autonomous systems |
| OSPF | Open Shortest Path First – internal routing protocol |
| Ethernet | Standard for wired LAN communication |
| Wi-Fi | Wireless networking standard (IEEE 802.11) |
| Firewall | Security system that controls incoming/outgoing network traffic |
| Load Balancer | Distributes network or application traffic across multiple servers |
| Proxy Server | Intermediary server for requests from clients seeking resources |
| Switch | Network device that connects devices within a LAN |
| Router | Device that routes data between different networks |
Security
| Name | Description |
|---|
| SSL/TLS | Encryption protocols for secure communication |
| IPS/IDS | Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems |
| MFA | Multi-Factor Authentication |
| Kerberos | Network authentication protocol |
| Active Directory | Microsoft directory service for identity management |
| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| SIEM | Security Information and Event Management |
| PKI | Public Key Infrastructure |
Monitoring & Management
| Name | Description |
|---|
| Nagios | Infrastructure monitoring tool |
| Zabbix | Network and server monitoring |
| Prometheus | Monitoring and alerting toolkit |
| Grafana | Visualization and dashboarding |
| Splunk | Log analysis and monitoring |
| Ansible | Configuration management and automation |
| Puppet/Chef | Infrastructure as code tools |
Containers & Orchestration
| Name | Description |
|---|
| Docker | Containerization platform |
| Kubernetes | Container orchestration system |
| OpenShift | Red Hat’s Kubernetes-based platform |
| Podman | Alternative to Docker for container management |
DevOps & CI/CD
| Name | Description |
|---|
| Jenkins | Automation server for CI/CD pipelines |
| GitLab CI/CD | Integrated DevOps platform |
| GitHub Actions | CI/CD workflows in GitHub |
| Terraform | Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool |
| ArgoCD | GitOps continuous delivery tool |
Backup & Recovery
| Name | Description |
|---|
| Veeam | Backup and disaster recovery |
| Commvault | Data protection and backup |
| Dell Avamar | Backup and recovery solution |
| NetBackup | Enterprise backup solution from Veritas |
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