Microservices

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.

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 execution model where the provider dynamically allocates resources, charging only for actual compute time used.

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

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

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

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

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

The process of moving data, applications, and workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments.

A configuration where an application runs in a private cloud and bursts into a public cloud when demand spikes.