Cloud Computing Glossary
Your comprehensive guide to cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and platform engineering terminology.
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Identity Management
Identity management is the system for creating, managing, and authenticating user identities and controlling their access to cloud resources through roles, groups, and permissions.
SecurityRead definitionImage
An image is a template file that contains a pre-configured operating system, software, and settings used to create instances in cloud hosting. It acts as a blueprint that determines what your virtual machine will run when it starts.
ComputeRead definitionInfrastructure as Code
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of managing and provisioning cloud infrastructure through machine-readable configuration files rather than manual processes or interactive tools.
InfrastructureRead definitionInfrastructure Health
Infrastructure Health refers to the overall operational status of cloud infrastructure components, indicating whether compute, storage, network, and management services are functioning normally, experiencing degraded performance, or offline.
InfrastructureRead definitionInstance
An instance is a virtual machine running on a cloud provider's infrastructure with its own operating system, CPU, memory, and storage that you can create, configure, and manage on demand.
ComputeRead definitionInstance Lifecycle
Instance lifecycle refers to the sequence of states and transitions a virtual machine goes through from the moment it is created until it is permanently deleted, including active, stopped, paused, suspended, shelved, and error states.
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