Sounds like: An incorrect abbreviation for Mississippi. MSSPĪctually stands for: Managed security service provider.

Sounds like: The way many Bostonians say “cars.” Also sounds like Gas - but Governance-as-a-Service has already been taken by companies that offer compliance services in the cloud. It’s one of the many cloud computing acronyms that end in aaS (as a Service) - SaaS, PaaS….Īctually stands for: Computing-as-a-service, a cloud term made up by Verizon, and the newest member of the aaS family. IaaSĪctually stands for: Infrastructure-as-a-Service, referring to a Web-based service that lets you buy hardware power in the cloud on demand. Sounds like: Something crooned in a ’50s doo-wop song. SCCMĪctually stands for: System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft’s software for managing large groups of Windows-based computers. Sounds like: An abbreviation for a postal service? Or perhaps someone’s blood type? 4. BPOSĪctually stands for: Business Productivity Online Suite, Microsoft’s cloud service that includes online versions of Exchange, SharePoint, Live Meeting and Office Communicator. Yes, SAP has been known to deplete the energy of IT staffers. Or, used as a verb, to deplete of energy. Sounds like: A sticky substance from plants or trees. SAP’s name is not new, but it’s so perennially mangled that it deserves special mention. Based in Germany, SAP is one of the largest enterprise software companies in the world. Actually stands for: System Analyse und Programmentwicklung or, in English, System Analysis & Programming.

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