Basic concepts and core topics about the cloud. This category is suited for beginners to the cloud and cloud technologies.
The Cloud Business Model
The Cloud business model centers on selling access to cloud computing resources and charging users by how much of the cloud computing resources they use. Cloud providers bill for everything from the time you have resources allocated to the CPU cycles you use to the data you send to your users.
The Cloud Is a Philosophy
People often think of the cloud as a place to be or a specific set of technologies you need to run your software. The cloud is so much more than that, though. If you look underneath cloud technologies and cloud providers, you will find a set of deeply held values and beliefs that are a huge shift in how information technology (IT) is managed compared to pre-cloud philosophies of IT management.
What are containers
The word "container" can mean different things depending on the exact technology under discussion;however, containers generally refer to technology for packaging your application and any required software in a reusable, isolated, single unit. Containers are a very popular and common tool for deploying workloads to the cloud.
What is a public cloud
Not all clouds operate on the same business model. Some of the largest cloud services operate as clouds for which anyone can sign up and provision cloud resources. These clouds operate on a public cloud model - they are open to the public for anyone to use as long as they want.
What is software-defined networking
Software-defined networking is the cloud version of physical networking infrastructure. With software-defined networking, you can setup and configure virtual networking infrastructure that provide all the functionality of physical networking without having to worry about physical cables or the configuration of your physical networking devices.
What is Terraform
Terraform by Hashicorp is a popular tool for managing your infrastructure as code. With Terraform, you describe your desired infrastructure in one or more code files. Terraform translates the code into requests for creating, configuring, or deleting cloud resources on your cloud provider's platform.