Cloud & DevOps Glossary
Key Terms in Infrastructure as Code, Compliance and Automation
From Terraform commands to compliance frameworks like FedRAMP and DORA, this glossary covers the critical terms DevOps teams, cloud architects, and security leaders need to navigate modern infrastructure. Whether you’re optimizing your IaC workflows or aligning with governance policies, use this resource to gain clarity, drive consistency, and scale with confidence.
Drift Remediation
Fixing discrepancies between desired and actual cloud states.
Cloud Multi-Region
Cloud architecture that distributes workloads across multiple geographic regions.
Cloud Misconfiguration
A security risk that occurs when cloud resources are incorrectly defined in Infrastructure as Code templates — such as misconfigured access controls, storage permissions, or network rules — leading to unintended exposure or compliance violations.