Cloud Terms

69 plain-English definitions from the IT Glossary of Terms.

Cloud terms describe computing, storage and desktops that you rent rather than own: public and private cloud, infrastructure and platform services, virtual desktops, storage types, cloud networking and the practices used to control cloud spend. The cloud is easy to start and easy to overspend on. Pricing depends on usage, region, data transfer and commitments, and responsibility for security and backups is split between you and the provider in ways that are easy to misread. Knowing the vocabulary helps you compare providers, estimate real costs, plan migrations and ask who is responsible when something fails. Use these definitions when planning a move to the cloud or reviewing an existing bill, and see our cloud solutions for help choosing and managing providers.

All glossary terms A–Z

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