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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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3 TERMS

  • Usage and Quotas

    Usage and quotas are resource limits set by cloud administrators that control how much compute, storage, and network capacity an account or project can consume.

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  • Usage-Based Billing

    Usage-based billing is a pricing model where customers pay only for the cloud resources they actually consume rather than a fixed monthly fee.

    Cost Management
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  • User

    A user is an individual account that can authenticate with a cloud platform and interact with resources based on assigned roles and project memberships.

    Security
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