A List of Common
Cloud Terms
Confused by all the IT jargon getting thrown around?
Here’s a list of some of the common terms associated with cloud.
Cloud (computing) - The use of computing resources
(hardware and software) that are delivered as a service
over a network (typically the Internet).
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) - A software delivery model
in which software and associated data are centrally hosted
on the cloud.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) - A provision model in
which an organisation outsources the equipment used to
support operations, including storage, hardware, servers
and networking components.
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) - A category of cloud computing services that provides a platform and environment to
allow developers to build applications and services over the
internet.
Virtualisation – The act of creating a virtual (rather than
actual) version of something. This can apply to various
things such as a virtual hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or network resources.
Resource pooling - The provider’s computing resources are pooled to serve multiple consumers, with different
physical and virtual resources dynamically assigned and
reassigned according to consumer demand.
Public cloud - Public cloud applications, storage, and other
resources are made available to the general public by a
service provider.
Private cloud - Private cloud is cloud infrastructure operated solely for a single organisation, whether managed internally or by a third-party and hosted internally or externally.
Hybrid cloud - A composition of two or more clouds
(private, community or public) that remain unique entities
but are bound together, offering the benefits of multiple
deployment models.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Amazon’s suite of cloud
services that together make up their cloud computing platform.
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