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Cloud & Infrastructure

This cluster provides a comprehensive perspective on cloud computing and infrastructure technologies.

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Compute, Storage & Networking

This segment covers the core technical building blocks of cloud and infrastructure platforms. It includes compute resources, storage types, networking models, and their interactions. The focus is on structure, characteristics, and usage contexts of these infrastructure components.

ConceptCompute, Storage & Networking

Cloud Computing

Cloud computing allows access to IT resources over the internet.

#Cloud#Platform
ConceptCompute, Storage & Networking

Object Storage

A scalable architecture for storing unstructured data as objects with metadata and unique identifiers.

#Platform#Architecture
ConceptCompute, Storage & Networking

Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

Architectural paradigm separating control and forwarding planes using centralized controllers and programmable interfaces.

#Architecture#Software Eng.
ConceptCompute, Storage & Networking

Virtualization

Concept for abstracting hardware and system resources into virtual instances (e.g. VMs, containers) to enable isolation, portability and resource sharing.

#Platform#Architecture