DevOps Glossary

Vulnerability that allows an attacker to include a file, usually exploiting dynamic file inclusion mechanisms implemented in the target application.

Application of DevOps principles to financial services, emphasizing security and compliance.

Practice bringing financial accountability to cloud spending, enabling teams to balance speed, cost, and quality in business decisions.

Measure of responsiveness that quantifies the experience users feel when trying to interact with unresponsive pages.

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Test that sometimes passes and sometimes fails without any code changes, often causing frustration in CI/CD pipelines.

The smooth, continuous movement of code from development to production, emphasizing automation, collaboration, and rapid feedback to optimize software delivery.

Measurements used to understand and optimize the flow of work through a system, crucial in lean and agile methodologies.

Google's UI toolkit for building natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase.

Open-source platform designed to simplify deploying and maintaining applications, offering a heroku-like experience using Docker containers.

Open-source tool for complete lifecycle management of physical and virtual servers, automating repetitive tasks and simplifying provisioning.

Set of metrics (lead time, deployment frequency, mean time to restore, change failure rate) used to measure software delivery performance.

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Security measure requiring two individuals to approve or perform an action, reducing the risk of fraud or errors.

Tool to easily build packages such as rpms, debs, and more, simplifying the process of creating software packages for different systems.

Comprehensive visibility into all parts of a software system, from front-end to back-end.

Cloud computing service that allows execution of code in response to events without complex infrastructure.

Type of testing that verifies that each function of the software application operates according to the specification.

Cloud computing execution model where developers run and manage application functionalities without the complexity of building and maintaining infrastructure.

Automated software testing technique that involves providing invalid, unexpected, or random data as inputs to a computer program.

Process or action of obtaining higher levels of access or permissions in a system.

Scalable distributed monitoring system for high-performance computing systems such as clusters and grids.

Japanese term meaning "the actual place," used in management to emphasize the importance of direct observation.

EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Unauthorized or deceptive use of gift cards for financial gain, often involving stolen card numbers or exploitation of card systems.