The 1×1 of IT & Aerospace - our glossary

Data loss There are many causes of data loss: hardware defects, software failures, inadequate backups, cyber attacks, fire or water damage. Accidental deletion of the contents of a hard disk can also occur. Due to production downtimes and...

Glass fibers are created when long, thin fibers are drawn from a silicate melt. These light-conducting media are then used in optics and laser technology, but are also increasingly used in data technology. It is above all the unheard-of 'bandwidth' up to...

Good ideas are like children: they are born small and grow up over the years. In the beginning, we too had a mere germ, which then - as in a supersaturated solution - grew into a large crystal of consequences. Progress simply began...

With greylisting, an email that has come under suspicion is initially held back by the provider. However, the recipient receives an automatic message about the process and can - if they wish - subsequently release the mail within a certain period of time. Greylisting...

To put it simply, in the IT sector everything that can be touched counts as hardware. Nevertheless, all hardware also has plenty of 'intelligence', because the processor, monitor or graphics card already contains a wide range of logical functions...

Anyone who uses IT services on the Internet today for administration or business transactions must comply with a number of legal regulations. These are referred to as IT compliance. Above all, information security, availability, data retention and data protection must be...

IT consultants are doubly talented: they must be able to combine extensive digital engineering knowledge with the business acumen of a management consultant. No wonder that good IT consulting is one of the most sought-after services with a turnover in the billions. As...

There are many definitions of IT service. At its core, they all agree that this service must be based on information technology, that it must streamline the customer's business processes profitably, and that it must fall within the area of responsibility of a...