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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.

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.

Serverless Database

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

Cloud computing resources used exclusively by a single organisation, either on-premises or hosted by a third party.

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

A communication method where messages are stored in a queue until the receiving application can process them.

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

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

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

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

Application Programming Interface — a set of protocols and tools for building and integrating software applications.