Central Processing Unit
The brains of a computer system. Carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input/output operations specified by the instructions. Other Names CPU
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Global Administrator
The person who can access all administrative features. This is the only user who assigns administrator roles to other users. Other Names GA Global admin
Administrator
A role granted to someone who’ll oversee the operations within an organization: managing groups, networks, resources, applications, users’ access to resources, etc. Also see system administrator. Other Names Admin IT admin
System Administrator
A role granted to someone who is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems; especially multi-user computers, such as servers. Other Names SysAdmin More Information Look here for more information.
Database
A structured set of data held in a computer or in the cloud. Databases provide security context over Nova organizational hierarchies. Other Names Front end database Back end database DB More Information Nova databases are described in this Stream video.
Instance
An instance of SaaS applications like Nova, Cloud Commander, and Archive Shuttle Cloud is a virtual server instance from a public or private cloud network. In SaaS (cloud-based software), single hardware is implemented into software and run on top of multiple computers. Other Names Customer?
Engagement
This is a term related to user adoption. This refers to the on-going use of a product/service. Also see user adoption. More Information See Adoption Accelerator
Adoption
For us, adoption means that a user started using an application. This is the first step in a user’s journey to integrate Office 365 into their work. This term is in contrast this with engagement. Read more about engagement here. Other Names User adoption More Information See Adoption Accelerator