Cloud Bursting

Multi-Cloud

A strategy using services from multiple cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in and optimise capabilities.

Hybrid Cloud

An IT architecture combining on-premises infrastructure with public and private cloud services.

Cloud Security

The set of policies, technologies, and controls deployed to protect cloud-based systems, data, and infrastructure.

Identity and Access Management

A framework for managing digital identities and controlling user access to resources and systems.

Single Sign-On

An authentication scheme allowing users to log in once and gain access to multiple related systems.

OAuth

An open standard for token-based authentication and authorisation on the internet.

Cloud Database

A database service built, deployed, and accessed through a cloud platform, offering scalability and managed operations.

Reserved Instance

A cloud pricing model where users commit to a specific resource configuration for a term in exchange for discounted rates.

Cloud Governance

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

Multi-Tenancy

A software architecture where a single instance serves multiple customers, with each tenant's data isolated and invisible to others.

Cloud-Native Database

A database designed from the ground up to operate in cloud environments with automatic scaling and high availability.

Serverless Database

A database service that automatically provisions, scales, and manages infrastructure on demand without manual server management.

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

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

A distributed network of servers that delivers web content to users based on their geographic location.

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

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

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

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

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