Overview
A geographic area containing one or more data centres where cloud services are hosted.
More in Cloud Computing
Platform as a Service
Service ModelsCloud computing model that provides a platform for developers to build, deploy, and manage applications without managing infrastructure.
Microservices
Architecture PatternsAn architectural style structuring an application as a collection of loosely coupled, independently deployable services.
Serverless Database
Strategy & EconomicsA database service that automatically provisions, scales, and manages infrastructure on demand without manual server management.
OAuth
Strategy & EconomicsAn open standard for token-based authentication and authorisation on the internet.
Spot Instances
Service ModelsSpare cloud computing capacity offered at steep discounts compared to on-demand pricing, available when the provider has excess resources but subject to interruption.
Green Cloud Computing
Service ModelsCloud computing practices that minimise environmental impact through renewable energy usage, efficient cooling, workload consolidation, and carbon-aware scheduling of compute tasks.
Infrastructure as Code
Deployment & OperationsManaging and provisioning computing infrastructure through machine-readable configuration files rather than manual processes.
Private Cloud
Service ModelsCloud computing resources used exclusively by a single organisation, either on-premises or hosted by a third party.