Message Queue

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.

GraphQL

A query language for APIs that lets clients request exactly the data they need in a single request.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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