Cloud Computing Glossary

Services ensuring data storage and processing comply with regional data residency and privacy laws.

Framework for defining cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages instead of configuration files.

Practices and tools for managing, optimizing, and reporting on cloud spending and resource utilization.

Serverless compute platform for running event-driven code without managing infrastructure.

Service that streams video games from cloud servers to user devices, reducing hardware requirements.

Set of policies, processes, and tools for managing and controlling cloud resource usage and compliance.

Tools for managing access rights and permissions across multi-cloud environments.

Service providing direct, private network connections between on-premises networks and Google Cloud.

Strategies and tools for managing software licenses in cloud environments to reduce costs and ensure compliance.

Integrated suite of tools for monitoring, managing, and optimizing multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments.

Evaluation of on-premises IT assets to determine feasibility, strategy, and costs for moving to the cloud.

Tools and services for tracking performance, availability, and health of cloud resources and applications.

Tools for monitoring and optimizing performance of applications built for cloud environments.

Standardized way to transform application source code into container images for cloud deployment.

Continuous integration and delivery practices optimized for cloud-native application development and deployment.

Database systems designed to leverage cloud infrastructure for scalability, resilience, and performance.

Network architectures and technologies optimized for cloud-native application environments.

Practices and tools for monitoring, logging, and tracing cloud-native applications and infrastructure.

Security practices and tools designed specifically for protecting cloud-native applications and infrastructure.

Storage systems designed to integrate seamlessly with cloud-native applications and container orchestrators.

Tools and practices for automating the deployment, configuration, and management of cloud network resources.

Virtualizing network functions like firewalls and load balancers in cloud environments.

AI-driven tools for optimizing and securing cloud network performance and operations.

Services for measuring and comparing performance metrics across different cloud providers and configurations.

Use of cloud computing resources for processing and generating complex graphics or animations.

Process of moving applications or data from public cloud environments back to on-premises or private cloud infrastructure.

Integration of cloud computing with robotics, enabling robots to leverage cloud resources for processing and data storage.

Cloud-based tools for processing and analyzing large datasets generated by robotic systems.

Measures and tools to protect cloud-connected robotic systems from cyber threats and unauthorized access.

Cloud-based platforms for testing and training robotic systems in virtual environments.

Fully managed platform for deploying and scaling containerized applications in a serverless environment.

Comprehensive measures and tools to protect data, applications, and infrastructure in cloud computing environments.

Tools for continuously monitoring and improving security risks in cloud infrastructure configurations.

Centralized repository of available cloud services and resources within an organization.

Tools and practices for analyzing and optimizing cloud expenditures across an organization.

Automated identification of unusual or unexpected patterns in cloud service usage and costs.

Predictive analytics tools for estimating future cloud costs based on historical usage and trends.

Wide Area Network service that connects and manages global network resources using cloud infrastructure.

Managed service for connecting and managing global network resources using cloud infrastructure.

Security solutions designed to protect cloud-native applications and workloads across multiple environments.

Services for storing, versioning, and collaborating on 3D models and assets in the cloud.

Services providing image and video analysis capabilities for cloud-connected robotic systems.

Platforms offering human-powered or AI-assisted data annotation for machine learning models.

Virtual representations of physical objects or systems, powered by cloud computing and IoT data.

OS designed to manage resources across multiple cloud environments as a single system.

Platforms offering pre-trained or customizable generative AI models as cloud services.

Services using cloud computing to generate and deliver tactile sensations for virtual or augmented reality experiences.

Services utilizing cloud resources to process and analyze motion capture data for animation or biomechanics.

Platforms offering scalable environments and resources for training AI agents using reinforcement learning algorithms.

Services enabling robots to learn and improve their capabilities using cloud-based AI and machine learning resources.