Glossary
ACL    Access Control List
API (application programming interface)    An interface that specifies how software components should interact with each other
Appliance firewall    Custom OS with software to filter traffic
Audit log    An automatically created report of who has done what and when
Autoscale    The automated scaling option that is provided by SoftLayer for virtual servers
B&R    Backup and recovery
Bare metal server    In SoftLayer, a physical machine that is made available to the customer as part of a cloud offering
CHAP    Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
CIFS    Common Internet File System
Citrix NetScaler VPX    A multifunctional network and security device offered by Citrix ...

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