AI Infrastructure

Cloud Computing

The delivery of computing services — servers, storage, databases, networking, software — over the internet on demand.

Infrastructure as a Service

Cloud computing model providing virtualised computing resources like servers, storage, and networking over the internet.

Platform as a Service

Cloud computing model that provides a platform for developers to build, deploy, and manage applications without managing infrastructure.

Software as a Service

Cloud computing model that delivers software applications over the internet on a subscription basis.

Function as a Service

A serverless cloud computing model where individual functions are executed in response to events.

Serverless Computing

A cloud execution model where the provider dynamically allocates resources, charging only for actual compute time used.

Cloud-Native

An approach to building applications that fully exploit cloud computing advantages like elasticity, resilience, and automation.

Private Cloud

Cloud computing resources used exclusively by a single organisation, either on-premises or hosted by a third party.

Public Cloud

Cloud computing resources shared among multiple organisations and available to the general public over the internet.

Managed Service

A cloud service where the provider handles infrastructure management, maintenance, updates, and monitoring.

Cloud Cost Optimisation

Strategies and practices for minimising cloud computing expenses while maintaining performance and functionality.

Spot Instance

A cloud computing option that uses spare capacity at significantly reduced prices with the possibility of interruption.

An approach that distributes workloads across multiple cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in, optimise costs, meet regulatory requirements, and improve resilience.

An isolated location within a cloud region with independent power, cooling, and networking for high availability.

A lightweight, portable software package that bundles application code with all its dependencies for consistent execution.

Application Programming Interface — a set of protocols and tools for building and integrating software applications.

An architecture pattern where the flow of the system is determined by events — significant changes in state.

Spare cloud computing capacity offered at steep discounts compared to on-demand pricing, available when the provider has excess resources but subject to interruption.

The practice of building and maintaining internal developer platforms that provide self-service capabilities, standardised tooling, and golden paths for software delivery teams.

Processing data near the source of data generation rather than in a centralised cloud data centre.

Model Serving

The infrastructure and processes for deploying trained machine learning models to production environments for real-time predictions.

Bandwidth

The maximum rate of data transfer across a network path, typically measured in bits per second.