Block Storage

Container

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

Docker

A platform for developing, shipping, and running applications in isolated containers with consistent environments.

Kubernetes

An open-source container orchestration platform for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications.

Load Balancer

A device or software that distributes network traffic across multiple servers to ensure no single server is overwhelmed.

Auto-Scaling

Automatically adjusting compute resources based on current demand to maintain performance and optimise costs.

Virtual Machine

A software emulation of a physical computer that runs an operating system and applications independently.

Hypervisor

Software that creates and manages virtual machines, allowing multiple operating systems to share a single hardware host.

Object Storage

A data storage architecture managing data as objects rather than file hierarchies or block addresses.

Availability Zone

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

Region

A geographic area containing one or more data centres where cloud services are hosted.

Container Orchestration

The automated management of containerised application deployment, scaling, networking, and availability across clusters of machines, with Kubernetes as the dominant platform.

A cloud computing model that enables the replication and recovery of infrastructure and data in the cloud.

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

The policies, procedures, and tools for managing cloud resource usage, security, compliance, and costs.

An architectural style structuring an application as a collection of loosely coupled, independently deployable services.

An open-source infrastructure as code tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently.

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

A software architecture where all components are tightly integrated into a single deployable unit.

The specialised hardware, software, and networking stack required to train and serve AI models at scale, including GPU clusters, high-bandwidth interconnects, and model serving frameworks.