Container

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.

Block Storage

A data storage technology that manages data as individual blocks, each acting as an independent hard drive.

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.

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

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

An infrastructure layer handling service-to-service communication in microservices, managing traffic, security, and observability.

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

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

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

An API architectural style using HTTP methods and stateless communication for web service interaction.

Managing and provisioning computing infrastructure through machine-readable configuration files rather than manual processes.