Cloud Computing Intermediate

What is Edge Computing?

A distributed computing paradigm that processes data near the source of generation rather than in a centralized cloud data center.

Edge computing moves computation closer to users and data sources, reducing latency and bandwidth usage. Instead of sending all data to a distant cloud, processing happens at edge locations — CDN nodes, IoT gateways, or local servers.

Use cases include real-time gaming, autonomous vehicles, IoT sensor processing, video streaming, and AR/VR. Technologies include Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda@Edge, and 5G Mobile Edge Computing (MEC).

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Serverless Computing

A cloud execution model where the provider manages servers and dynamically allocates resources, charging only for actual usage.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Google's suite of cloud computing services running on the same infrastructure that Google uses for its consumer products.

SLA (Service Level Agreement)

A formal agreement between a service provider and customer defining guaranteed levels of service availability and performance.

CDK (Cloud Development Kit)

A software development framework for defining cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages instead of YAML or JSON templates.

An approach to building applications that fully exploit cloud computing advantages like scalability, resilience, and flexibility.

IAM (Identity and Access Management)

A framework for managing digital identities and controlling who can access which cloud resources and services.

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