Microsoft Partnering 101


Shared Responsibility Model

How security duties are divided between a cloud provider and its customers.

Remote Device Management

The monitoring, configuration updating and troubleshooting of devices from a remote location.

Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC)

A Windows release model that provides extended support and security updates for up to 10 years.

Database as a Service

A cloud-based model that provides managed database systems.

Disaster Recovery as a Service

A cloud-based model that replicates and hosts virtual or physical servers.

Backup as a Service

A cloud-based model in which a provider stores customers’ data backups remotely.

Closed Source

Software whose source code is proprietary and not publicly available for modification.

Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP)

An organization that sells cloud-based services for customers.

Independent Software Vendor (ISV)

A company that develops software designed to operate on third-party platforms.

Low Code

A software development approach that minimizes manual coding.

Infrastructure

The systems that support the operation of IT services.

Hyperscaler

A cloud vendor that operates large-scale, globally distributed infrastructure.

Datacenter

A facility that houses computing, storage and networking infrastructure.

High Availability

A system design approach that ensures continuous operation with minimal downtime.

Encryption

The process of converting readable data into an encoded form.