Cloud Terminology Glossary For Aws, Azure, And Gcp Flashcards
API endpoints
Single entryway that allows multiple APIs or microservices to act cohesively
Autoscaling
Scales resources (of a group) up or down based on usage and rules
Availability Zone (AZ)
Distinct locations (within regions) where resources are housed - designed to be isolated from failures in other AZs
Compute Instances
Scalable compute instances (servers)
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Global network that delivers content based on the geographic locations of the user
Data Warehouse
Central repositories of integrated data from one or more disparate sources
Domain Name System (DNS)
Naming database in which internet domain names are located and translated into IP addresses
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Manage access to cloud services and resources securely
Internet Gateway
VPC component that allows communication between instances in VPCs and the internet
Load Balancing
Pushes traffic (in a balanced way) across multiple targets in multiple AZs
Managed Data Stream Processing Service
AWS: Kinesis Azure: Stream or Data Lake Analytics GCP: Dataflow (processing) or Pub/Sub (ingest)
Managed Kubernetes (K8s) Service
Allows you to run K8s without needing to install and operate your own K8s cluster
Managed NoSQL Database Service
Distributed non-relational database service
Managed SQL Database Engine
High performance managed SQL engine that runs on a cloud's managed SQL service
Managed SQL Database Service
Distributed relational database service capable of running multiple SQL engines
Messaging Queue Service
Fully managed message queuing service that enables you to decouple and scale microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Enable outbound internet traffic from instances in a private subnet
Network Peering
A networking connection between two VPCs that enables the routing traffic between them using private IP addresses
Network Routes/Routing
A set of rules that are used to determine where network traffic from subnets and/or gateways are directed
Object Storage
Scalable, highly available storage for objects
Pub/Sub Messaging
Fully managed pub/sub messaging service that enables you to decouple microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications
Region
Worldwide locations where resources are hosted
Security Groups
Contains a list of security rules that allow or deny network traffic to resources
Serverless Container Service
Run containers without managing servers
Serverless Functions
Event-driven, serverless computing service that runs code in response to events and automatically manages the computing resources required by that code
Serverless Orchestration
Task, processes, and workflow orchestration
Subnet
Logical subdivision of an IP network. Can be private or public
Third Party or Guest Access
Grant access to resources in your cloud account, another cloud account you own, or a third-party account
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
A logically isolated section of the cloud where you can launch resources
VPC Endpoints
Privately connects VPC to other cloud and endpoint services
VPN Gateway
Private connection to VPCs