{"id":85425,"date":"2021-10-19T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T03:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techvidvan.com\/tutorials\/?p=85425"},"modified":"2021-10-19T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T03:30:27","slug":"cloud-computing-terminologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techvidvan.com\/tutorials\/cloud-computing-terminologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Computing Terminologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we will look at the terminologies related to cloud computing which you must know. It is highly recommended to remember all the following terminologies. So, let us start the discussion about the Cloud Computing Terms.<\/p>\n<h3>Cloud Computing Terminologies<\/h3>\n<h4>1. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure<\/h4>\n<p>Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is a technology that takes the responsibility to host the desktop operating system on a virtual machine. It is also popularly known as Server-based computing.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Virtual Machine<\/h4>\n<p>Virtual Machine, also known as VM, is the software that reproduces a computer that can run an operating system or applications.<\/p>\n<h4>3. User Interface<\/h4>\n<p>User Interface is the process of how a client and system communicate.<\/p>\n<h4>4. Software Stack<\/h4>\n<p>Basically, Software Stack is a set of applications that combine and work together to achieve a common goal. The components work in a particular process in this framework.<\/p>\n<h4>5. SaaS<\/h4>\n<p>SaaS stands for Software-as-a-Service, and it represents the software applications that a vendor hosts, and it will sell on the basis of subscription to the users.<\/p>\n<h4>6. Service Level Agreement (SLA)<\/h4>\n<p>It is the documented based agreement done between the customer and the Cloud Service Provider. It will have contractual terms like availability, service level, and performance.<\/p>\n<h4>7. Public Cloud<\/h4>\n<p>Public Cloud is an infrastructure that a cloud vendor hosts and any user worldwide can access.<\/p>\n<h4>8.Private Cloud<\/h4>\n<p>Private Cloud is the infrastructure system that specific users in the zone use. The organization itself mainly hosts it. But sometimes, a third-party Cloud provider can also host it.<\/p>\n<h4>9. Personal Cloud<\/h4>\n<p>It is the classic term for rebranding. In Cloud, the term &#8220;Personal Cloud&#8221; is a secondary method to describe NAS devices. A NAS is a system that is connected to the network for clients&#8217; dedicated data storage tasks.<\/p>\n<h4>10. Pay-as-you-go<\/h4>\n<p>In the following teams, the user will be charged depending on the consumption.<\/p>\n<h4>11. PaaS<\/h4>\n<p>PaaS stands for Platform-as-a-Service. Here the cloud service provider will offer the required environment for creating, managing, and deploying the applications with the Internet.<\/p>\n<h4>12. On-Premise<\/h4>\n<p>The following term refers to infrastructure or stands for the software that runs on the user premises.<\/p>\n<h4>13. Middleware<\/h4>\n<p>It means the software that serves as a connection between applications and their components.<\/p>\n<h4>14. Load Balancing<\/h4>\n<p>Load Balancing is the equal distribution of workloads over the resources, such as servers, to ensure that no server will fail.<\/p>\n<h4>15. Internal Cloud<\/h4>\n<p>If an IT department of an organization offers the creation of a private cloud model, then it is termed as Internal Cloud, and it is strictly used for in-house activities.<\/p>\n<h4>16. Infrastructure<\/h4>\n<p>This term describes all IT Resources, both physical and virtual, that support an IT Government.<\/p>\n<h4>17. IaaS<\/h4>\n<p>IaaS stands for Infrastructure-as-a-Service. It has a virtual environment that is offered to the users by the cloud vendor.<\/p>\n<h4>18. External Cloud<\/h4>\n<p>It is a popular Cloud Service where the bills are heavily charged, and thus it offers customization as per the requirements.<\/p>\n<h4>19. Elasticity<\/h4>\n<p>The cloud storage system&#8217;s capability to adapt to users fluctuating workload demands.<\/p>\n<h4>20. Google Cloud Platform<\/h4>\n<p>It also is popularly known as GCP, and it is offered by tech Giant Google who is in the Cloud Computing Market.<\/p>\n<h4>21. Data Migration<\/h4>\n<p>Shifting the data between various formats, servers, storage systems, or warehouses. The following term is used chiefly for delivering the data off to the Cloud.<\/p>\n<h4>22. Consumption Model<\/h4>\n<p>The cloud pricing model gives the user bills on how much service they utilize rather than the block of time.<\/p>\n<h4>23. Cloud Provider<\/h4>\n<p>An organization that offers access to use cloud computing services by paying the fee. Example Azure, GCP, and AWS<\/p>\n<h4>24. Cloud Computing<\/h4>\n<p>It is the delivery of IT services on-demand on a shared network of computing resources. Currently, the top 3 offerings are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IaaS<\/li>\n<li>PaaS<\/li>\n<li>SaaS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>25. Cloud Backup<\/h4>\n<p>It describes backing up the data on a remote cloud server. The stored information can be accessed from a network of interconnected resources that raises to form an introductory cloud.<\/p>\n<h4>26. Big Data<\/h4>\n<p>Big Data holds a massive amount of structured and unstructured data that arises from a wide range of sources.<\/p>\n<h4>27. BaaS<\/h4>\n<p>BaaS stands for Backend-as-a-Service, and it offers tools and services for mobile developers and Web developers to build their cloud backend for the applications.<\/p>\n<h4>28. Azure<\/h4>\n<p>Azure is a cloud platform developed by Microsoft, and it is considered a competitor for AWS.<\/p>\n<h4>29. Application Programming Interface (API)<\/h4>\n<p>It is popularly termed API, and it is a tool that permits the user to gain access to the information or functionality from an offered service and incorporate it into their applications.<\/p>\n<h4>30. AWS<\/h4>\n<p>AWS stands for Amazon Web Services, and it is Amazon&#8217;s cloud computing platform. It offers more than three dozen cloud services to users. AWS is the most popular, and number one ranked cloud service provider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we will look at the terminologies related to cloud computing which you must know. It is highly recommended to remember all the following terminologies. 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