GraphQL

Microservices

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

Monolithic Architecture

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

Service Mesh

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

API

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

REST API

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

gRPC

A high-performance remote procedure call framework developed by Google using Protocol Buffers for serialisation.

Event-Driven Architecture

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

Message Queue

A communication method where messages are stored in a queue until the receiving application can process them.

Pub/Sub

A messaging pattern where publishers send messages to topics and subscribers receive messages from topics of interest.

Edge Computing

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

Content Delivery Network

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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