Object Storage

Container

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

Docker

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

Kubernetes

An open-source container orchestration platform for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications.

Load Balancer

A device or software that distributes network traffic across multiple servers to ensure no single server is overwhelmed.

Auto-Scaling

Automatically adjusting compute resources based on current demand to maintain performance and optimise costs.

Virtual Machine

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

Hypervisor

Software that creates and manages virtual machines, allowing multiple operating systems to share a single hardware host.

Block Storage

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

Availability Zone

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

Region

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

Container Orchestration

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

Security solutions designed to protect server workloads running in cloud environments, providing vulnerability management, runtime protection, and compliance monitoring.

Cloud computing practices that minimise environmental impact through renewable energy usage, efficient cooling, workload consolidation, and carbon-aware scheduling of compute tasks.

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

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

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

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

Cloud computing model that delivers software applications over the internet on a subscription basis.

A strategy using services from multiple cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in and optimise capabilities.