Hardware

The total hardware spend on client computing devices within the External Hardware IT budget for the latest budget year. Client computing devices are used by end-users for processing information, perfoming calculaitons, and logical operations.

The total hardware spend on computing devices for the latest budget year. Computing devices provide the core functionality or "computing power" of a computer. These devices are a general-purpose device that can accept programs/ software. Some examples include: desktops, laptops, and workstations.

The total hardware spend on peripherals within the client computing external budget for the latest budget year. Peripheral devices are internal or external devices which connect directly to the computing device. These devices don’t contribute to the computer's primary function, but act as an interface for the end-user to gain access and use the functionalities of the computing device. Some examples include: display devices, print devices, and sound/audio devices.

The total hardware spend on components within the client computing external budget for the latest budget year. Components are uniquely identifiable parts of a computing device such as the motherboard, memory modules, and disk drive.

The total hardware spend on network infrastructure for the latet budget year. Network Infrastructure is a family of hardware resources which enables network connectivity, communication, operations and management of the network.

The total hardware spend on customer premise equipment within the network infrastructure external budget for the latest budget year. Customer premise equipment is the hardware deployed at an enterprise's location which connects the enterprise's systems with a carrier's telecommunication equipment or service. Examples include: proxies, routers, wireless access points, and gateways.

The total hardware spend on telecommunication equipment within the network infrastructure external budget for the latest budget year. Telecommunications equipment is used by the telecommunications company to provide telecommunication services. Examples include: public switching equipment and transmission equipment.

The total hardware spend on security appliances within the security external budget for the latest budget year. A security appliance is the hardware/server appliance designed to protect the network from unwanted traffic, intrusion, virus, etc. Examples include: content filtering & antispam appliances, encryption & SSL accelerators, firewall appliances, and physical security devices.

The total hardware spend on server computing within the External Hardware IT budget for the latest budget year. Servers are self-contained computer systems specialized to provide a range of networked services. Servers provide internet sharing services, FTP services, e-mail, VPN connections, firewall services, file and printer sharing.

The total hardware spend on high end servers within the server computing external budget for the latest budget year. High end servers are generally used in centralized computing environments demanding higher system availability, high storage and high processing throughput and are typically located within a data center environment. Server storage capacities range from a few terabytes to hundreds of terabytes.

The total hardware spend on mid-range servers within the server computing external budget for the latest budget year. Mid-range servers are used in distributed computing environments and offers RAID protection and replication. Mid-range servers are best suited for discrete applications and offers relatively lower system availability compared to high end servers.

The total hardware spend on storage within the External Hardware IT budget for the latest budget year. Storage appliances store and manage data either locally or for other network connecting computing devices.

The total hardware spend on direct attached storage within the storage external budget for the latest budget year. Direct attached storage devices are directly attached to the computer or a server. Although the storage can be shared, its use is typically localized to the computing device it is attached to.

The total hardware spend on network attached storage within the storage external budget for the latest budget year. Network attached storage devices are connected to computers or servers on a network and provide additional storage space for shared use by other computers or servers.

The total hardware spend on storage area networks within the storage external budget for the latest budget year. Storage area networks (SAN) are a single or group of high speed, high capacity networked storage devices that are connected directly to a network and made available across that network to a group of servers and computing devices

The total hardware spend on tape systems within the storage external budget for the latest budget year. Tape systems are storage devices that read and write data on a magnetic tape. These storage devices offer resilient cost-effective solutions for offline, backup or archival data storage.