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GLOSSARY

Cloud Computing Glossary

Your comprehensive guide to cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and platform engineering terminology.

MOST REFERENCED72 TERMS
  1. 01Cloud Egress Fees
  2. 02Cloud TCO
  3. 03Virtual Private Cloud
  4. 04OpenStack
  5. 05High Availability
  6. 06FinOps
  7. 07Usage-Based Billing

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  • Virtual Private Cloud

    A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is an isolated network environment within a public cloud provider where you control IP addressing, subnets, routing tables, and security rules for your cloud resources.

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  • VPN

    A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is an encrypted network connection that creates a secure tunnel between endpoints over the public internet, protecting data in transit and allowing private resources to communicate as if on the same local network.

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