Cloud Computing

Cloud Native means building applications specifically to work efficiently in the cloud.

A container is a portable package that carries an application along with everything it needs to run.

A Container Image is the blueprint or template used to create a running container.

Container Packaged means the application travels with everything it needs to run.

A Container Runtime is the software that takes a Container Image and turns it into a running Container.

Docker is a tool that creates and runs containers so applications work the same everywhere.

Dynamically Managed means the cloud automatically takes care of your application while it is running.

A Guest Operating System is the operating system that runs inside a virtual computer.

A Hosted Hypervisor lets your existing computer run other operating systems like regular applications.

A hypervisor lets one computer behave like many separate computers.

Microservices break one big application into many smaller applications that work together.

A Native Hypervisor turns one physical server into many virtual servers without needing another operating system.

A stateless application treats every request as new and stores user data somewhere else instead of keeping it in its own memory.

Virtualization lets one real computer behave like many separate computers.