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SYS.1.1 General Server
A "General Server" refers to IT systems with any operating system that provide services to users and other IT systems...
SYS.1.2.2 Windows Server 2012
With Windows Server 2012, Microsoft brought to market in September 2012 a server operating system that includes various security improvements over …
SYS.1.2.3 Windows Server
With Windows Server, Microsoft offers a server operating system. The major versions 2016, 2019, and 2022 of Windows Server are so-called long-term …
SYS.1.3 Servers Running Linux and Unix
Server systems frequently run the Linux or Unix operating systems. Examples of classic Unix systems include the BSD family (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and …
SYS.1.5 Virtualization
In the virtualization of IT systems, one or more virtual IT systems are run on a physical IT system. Such a physical IT system is called a …
SYS.1.6 Containerization
The term containerization refers to a concept in which the resources of an operating system are partitioned to create execution environments for …
SYS.1.7 IBM Z
Systems of the "IBM Z" type belong to the server systems generally referred to as mainframes. Mainframes have evolved from classic standalone …
SYS.1.8 Storage Solutions
The steady growth of digital information and the increasing volume of unstructured information mean that institutions use central storage solutions...
SYS.1.9 Terminal Server
A terminal server is a server on which client applications (applications for short) are executed directly and which only forwards their graphical …
SYS.2.1 General Client
A "General Client" refers to an IT system with any operating system that allows the separation of users and is not intended to provide server …
SYS.2.2.3 Clients Running Windows
With Windows 10, Microsoft adapted its Windows client operating system to a new corporate strategy. In particular, the fundamental philosophy changed …
SYS.2.3 Clients Running Linux and Unix
In addition to Windows, Linux or less commonly Unix-based operating systems are being installed on an increasing number of clients. Examples of …
SYS.2.4 Clients Running macOS
macOS is a client operating system from Apple. macOS is based on Darwin, Apple's freely available Unix operating system, which in turn is built on the …
SYS.2.5 Client Virtualization
Client virtualization refers to the virtualized provisioning of clients. Clients can be virtualized both locally on a physical client and through a …
SYS.2.6 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
A Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) controls and manages standardized virtual clients. This allows individual applications (e.g., office programs) …
SYS.3.1 Laptops
A laptop (also called a notebook) is a PC that can be used mobile. It has a compact form factor, integrates peripheral devices such as a keyboard and …
SYS.3.2.1 General Smartphones and Tablets
Smartphones are IT systems designed for mobile use with an adapted interface that can be operated with a large, typically touch-sensitive screen …
SYS.3.2.2 Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Smartphones, tablets, and phablets are an indispensable part of many employees' work. IT Operations must provide more and more such devices in many …
SYS.3.2.3 iOS (for Enterprise)
Due to modern, simple operating concepts and their high performance, smartphones and tablets are widely used today. This includes mobile devices …
SYS.3.2.4 Android
A widely used operating system for smartphones and tablets is Android from Google. Since version 4, Android has been gradually expanded for enterprise …
SYS.3.3 Mobile Phone
The mobile phones considered in this building block, also called 'feature phones' or 'dumbphones', have fewer features than a smartphone but offer …
SYS.4.1 Printers, Copiers, and Multifunction Devices
Modern printers, copiers, and multifunction devices are complex devices that, in addition to mechanical components, contain their own operating …
SYS.4.3 Embedded Systems
Embedded systems are information-processing systems integrated into a larger system or product. They perform control, regulation, and data processing …
SYS.4.4 General IoT Device
Devices with functions from the Internet of Things (IoT) area are, unlike classic end devices, networked devices or objects that have additional …
SYS.4.5 Removable Storage Media
Removable storage media are often used to transport data, store it, or access it while mobile. Removable storage media include external hard drives, …