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1 month ago | 
techtarget.com | Rahul Awati |Gavin James Wright
Alphabet Incorporated (also known as Alphabet Inc. or simply Alphabet) is a conglomerate of numerous companies, including the search engine giant Google. In 2015, Alphabet became Google's holding company. As of 2025, Google, along with many other companies like Fitbit, Waymo and Mandiant, remains a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet. History of Alphabet Inc. Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page created Alphabet Inc. on Oct. 2, 2015.
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1 month ago | 
techtarget.com | Gavin James Wright
A port number is a way to identify a specific process to which an internet or other network message is to be forwarded when it arrives at a server. All network-connected devices have standardized ports with assigned numbers. These numbers are reserved for certain protocols and their associated functions. HTTP messages, for example, go to port 80 -- one of the most commonly used ports.
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2 months ago | 
techtarget.com | Gavin James Wright
Brain-computer interface (BCI) is a device that translates signals in the brain to control some external activity. For example, they might control a cursor or a prosthetic limb. They might also be called a brain-machine interface. BCI is currently being researched and is targeted at people with disabilities as an adaptive technology. In BCI, signals in a brain are read directly, without the involvement of the muscular-skeletal system.
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2 months ago | 
techtarget.com | Gavin James Wright |Andrew Zola |Alexander Gillis
Internet Key Exchange (IKE) is a standard protocol used to set up a secure and authenticated communication channel between two parties via a virtual private network (VPN). The protocol ensures security for VPN negotiation, remote host and network access. A critical role of IKE is negotiating security associations (SAs) for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec). SAs are the security policies for communication between two or more entities.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
techtarget.com | Gavin James Wright |Wesley Chai
What is Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)? Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a scalable, high-speed, web-based cloud storage service. The service is designed for online backup and archiving of data and applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon S3 was designed with a minimal feature set and created to make web-scale computing easier for developers. What are Amazon S3 features?
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
techtarget.com | Kinza Yasar |Gavin James Wright
What is Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)? Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is a Windows server role that can plan, manage and deploy updates, service packs, patches and hotfixes for Windows servers, client operating systems (OSes) and other Microsoft software. It lets system administrators control when and how systems install updates and provides a central point for clients to get updates. It's designed for small and medium-sized business use.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
techtarget.com | Gavin James Wright
What is Business Process Modeling Language (BPML)? Business Process Modeling Language (BPML) is an XML standard metalanguage used to outline business processes in an easy-to-understand way. It could cover all parts of a business process such as transactions, exceptions, data flows, scheduled events, roles and security. It was superseded by the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) and was eventually totally replaced by Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN).
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
techtarget.com | Gavin James Wright |Craig Stedman
Oracle is one of the largest vendors in the enterprise IT market and the shorthand name of its flagship product, a relational database management system (RDBMS) that's formally called Oracle Database. The database software sits at the center of many corporate IT environments, supporting a mix of transaction processing, business intelligence (BI) and business analytics (BA) applications. In 1979, Oracle Corp.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
techtarget.com | Gavin James Wright |Sharon Shea
A microcomputer is a complete computer on a small scale, designed for use by one person at a time. An antiquated term, a microcomputer is now primarily called a personal computer (PC). Common microcomputers today include laptops and desktops. In modern usage, microcomputers are complete computer systems that are smaller than a normal PC, such as single-board computers (SBCs).
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
techtarget.com | Gavin James Wright
Salesforce Sales Cloud is a customer relationship management (CRM) platform designed to support sales, marketing and customer support in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer contexts. Sales Cloud is a fully customizable product that brings all customer information together in an integrated platform that incorporates marketing, lead generation, sales pipelines, customer service and business analytics.
