Glossary

Collection of key terms and definitions of cloud computing infrastructures, IaC, Terraform / OpenTF, Ansible, Kubernetes & AWS.

Allows you to generate inventory (host and group information) dynamically rather than statically defining it in a static inventory file
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HashiCorp Configuration Language HCL is a domain-specific language developed by HashiCorp, a company known for its infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Vault, Consul, and Nomad. HCL is designed specifically for writing configuration files that define infrastructure components and their settings. It is used in HashiCorp’s suite of tools to create and manage infrastructure as […]
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Infrastructure as Code IaC is an approach to managing and provisioning computing infrastructure through machine-readable code and automation, rather than manual processes. In IaC, infrastructure is defined, configured, and managed using code, which can be version-controlled and treated like any other software application. IaC involves: IaC provides several benefits, including improved efficiency, reduced manual errors, […]
AWS S3, is a highly scalable and durable object storage used for data storage, backup, content distribution, data archiving, and as a foundation for building cloud-native applications.
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, is a web service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that provides resizable and scalable compute capacity in the cloud. In simple terms, AWS EC2 allows you to launch and manage virtual machines, known as instances, in the AWS cloud.
AWS AMI, or Amazon Machine Image, is a pre-configured virtual machine image used to create and launch Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances
The 7 layers of the OSI model The OSI model is a conceptual framework that is used to describe how a network functions. It identifies seven fundamental networking layers, from the physical hardware up to high-level software applications. Each layer in the model handles a specific networking function. The standard helps administrators to visualize networks, […]
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