Multi-Cloud Strategy

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 Bursting

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

Cloud-Native Database

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

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

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

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

A geographic area containing one or more data centres where cloud services are hosted.

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

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

The automated management of containerised application deployment, scaling, networking, and availability across clusters of machines, with Kubernetes as the dominant platform.

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

Lock-In

A situation where a customer is dependent on a vendor for products and services and cannot easily switch.