Multi-Tenancy

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.

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.

Serverless Database

A database service that automatically provisions, scales, and manages infrastructure on demand without manual server management.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of complex cloud computing systems and services.

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