Collective nouns are one of the more vibrant parts of the English language. There’s the stirring pride of lions, the poetic murmuring of starlings, the onomatopoeic gaggle of geese, the quirky bed of flowers, and the alliterative bevy of beauties.IT has its own collective nouns. There’s the bank of servers and the bundle of applications. Those are, however, a pallid pack, and we wanted to come up with better, more evocative ones?ones that would illuminate the true swashbuckling character of the IT discipline. We suggest:A sorrow of servers An agony of apps A whine of usersA dilemma of desktops A knot of processorsA nimbus of networksA vault of passwordsA liability of laptopsAn ovation of handheldsA slough of spam Have your own suggestions? Send them to Michael Goldberg, Trendlines editor, via e-mail at mgoldberg@cio.com. (Please make sure to write “collective noun” in the subject line.) Related content feature Expedia poised to take flight with generative AI CTO Rathi Murthy sees the online travel service’s vast troves of data and AI expertise fueling a two-pronged transformation strategy aimed at growing the company by bringing more of the travel industry online. By Paula Rooney Jun 02, 2023 7 mins Travel and Hospitality Industry Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence case study Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation The Spanish multinational olive oil processing company is immersed in a digital transformation journey to achieve operational efficiency and contribute to the company's sustainability strategy. By Nuria Cordon Jun 02, 2023 6 mins CIO Supply Chain Digital Transformation brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe