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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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  • Object Storage

    Object storage is a data storage architecture that manages data as discrete objects containing the data itself, metadata, and a unique identifier, accessed via HTTP APIs rather than file paths or block addresses.

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  • OpenStack

    OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing platform that manages compute, storage, and networking resources across a datacenter through a unified set of APIs.

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  • OpenStack API

    The OpenStack API is a collection of RESTful HTTP interfaces that allow applications and tools to programmatically manage cloud resources including instances, networks, storage, and identity services.

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