SAN (Storage Area Network)
Storage Area Network is an architecture that attaches remote computer storage devices such as disk array controllers, tape libraries and CD arrays to servers in such a way that to the operating system the devices appear as locally attached devices.
SATA
In computer hardware, Serial ATA is a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from hard disks and optical drives.
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface (pronounced “Scuzzy”) is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices. The SCSI standards define commands, protocols, and electrical and optical interfaces. SCSI is most commonly used for hard disks and tape drives, but it can connect a wide range of other devices, including scanners, and optical drives (CD, DVD, etc.). The SCSI standard contains definitions of command sets of specific peripheral device types; the presence of "unknown" as one of these types means that in theory it can be used to interface almost any device, but the standard is highly pragmatic and addressed toward commercial requirements.
Server
A server computer (often called server for short) is a computer system that has been designated for running a specific server application or applications. A computer that is designated for only one server application is often named for that application.
For example, when Apache HTTP Server (software) is a company's Web server, the computer running it is also called the Web server. Server applications can be divided among server computers over an extreme range, depending upon the workload. Under light loading, every server application can run concurrently on a single computer. Under heavy loading, multiple server computers may be required for each application. Under medium loading, it is common to use one server computer per server application, in order to limit the amount of damage caused by failure of any single server computer or security breach of any single server application. Any server computer can also be used as a workstation, but it is avoided in practice, again to contain risk.
SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture)
SOA is an architecture that relies on service-orientation as its fundamental design principle. Service-orientation describes an architecture that uses loosely coupled services to support the requirements of business processes and users. Resources on a network in an SOA environment are made available as independent services that can be accessed without knowledge of their underlying platform implementation. These concepts can be applied to business, software and other types of producer/consumer systems.
SOAP
SOAP is a protocol for exchanging XML-based messages over computer networks, normally using HTTP/HTTPS. SOAP forms the foundation layer of the Web services stack, providing a basic messaging framework that more abstract layers can build on.
Source Code
In computer science, source code (commonly just source or code) is any sequence of statements and/or declarations written in some human-readable computer programming language.
SQL (Structured Query Language)
SQL (sometimes expanded as Structured Query Language) is a computer language used to create, retrieve, update and delete data from relational database management systems.
Supply Chain
The supply chain represents the flow of materials, information and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer.
Sybase
Sybase Inc. (NYSE: SY) is a software company known foremost for its relational database Adaptive Server Enterprise. Sybase produces products and services related to information management, enterprise mobility, mobile messaging, data warehousing and analytics, and development tools. Its global customer base includes 80 of the Fortune 100 and a strong presence in vertical markets such as financial services, telecommunications, health care and government.
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