An open list of common cloud computing terms and their definitions. The definitions can be found on the accompanying web page: Cloud Computing Glossary. Here, only the terms and their short 3-word descriptions are listed, and they are sorted in alphabetical order.
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- API Gateway: Manages API requests
- Auto Scaling: Adjusts resources automatically
- Backup as a Service (BaaS): Cloud-based data backups
- Big Data: Large-scale data analysis
- Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB): Enforces cloud security
- Cloud Automation: Automates cloud tasks
- Cloud Computing: Internet-based computing services
- Cloud Governance: Cloud usage management
- Cloud Migration: Moving to cloud
- Cloud Native: Optimized for cloud
- Cloud Orchestration: Coordinates cloud resources
- Cloud Storage: Online data storage
- Compliance as a Service (CaaS): Ensures regulatory compliance
- Containerization: Package applications consistently
- Content Delivery Network (CDN): Speeds content delivery
- Data Encryption: Secures data access
- Data Lake: Raw data storage
- DevOps: Development-operations integration
- Disaster Recovery: Recovers from disasters
- Edge Computing: Localized data processing
- Elasticity: Scales resources dynamically
- Function as a Service (FaaS): Runs event-based functions
- Hybrid Cloud: Mixed cloud environment
- IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service): Virtualized computing resources
- Identity and Access Management (IAM): Controls user access
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automates infrastructure provisioning
- Kubernetes: Manages containerized applications
- Latency: Data transfer delay
- Load Balancing: Distributes traffic evenly
- Machine Learning as a Service (MLaaS): Cloud-based machine learning
- Microservices: Modular service architecture
- Multi-Cloud: Multiple cloud providers
- Observability: Monitors system performance
- PaaS (Platform as a Service): Cloud development platform
- Private Cloud: Dedicated cloud environment
- Public Cloud: Shared cloud environment
- SaaS (Software as a Service): Subscription-based software
- Serverless Computing: No infrastructure management
- Service Level Agreement (SLA): Guarantees service performance
- Virtual Machine (VM): Simulated physical computer
- Zero Trust: Assumes no trust