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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Kubernetes Service

An abstraction that provides a stable network endpoint for accessing a group of Pods, handling load balancing and service discovery.

AWS (Amazon Web Services)

The world's largest cloud computing platform, offering hundreds of services for compute, storage, networking, and more.

PaaS (Platform as a Service)

A cloud service model that provides a platform for developers to build, deploy, and manage applications without managing infrastructure.

IAM (Identity and Access Management)

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

Cloud Migration

The process of moving applications, data, and workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud computing environments.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

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

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