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IT Glossary
Terms you'll hear from us — explained in plain English.
- MSP
- Managed Service Provider. An outside team that runs your IT for a recurring fee.
- MFA
- Multi-Factor Authentication. A second proof of identity beyond your password.
- EDR
- Endpoint Detection & Response. Security that watches device behavior, not just known viruses.
- ITAD
- IT Asset Disposition. Securely retiring, recycling, or reselling old equipment.
- BDR
- Backup & Disaster Recovery. Copies of your data and a plan to restore it fast.
- vCIO
- Virtual CIO. Strategic IT planning and budgeting without a full-time executive.
- 800-88
- NIST SP 800-88. The U.S. government's guidelines for media sanitization.
- RMM
- Remote Monitoring & Management. Tools that watch and maintain systems remotely.
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