Cloud terms
Infinite scale on demand — if you architect it right
Cloud computing transforms infrastructure from a capital expense into an operational one — and from a constraint into a superpower, if you use it correctly. This category covers compute, storage, networking, serverless, managed services, cost optimisation, and the architectural patterns for building systems that scale globally and fail gracefully.
Cloud CDN
CloudFront, Fastly, Cloudflare — caching at edge PoPs worldwide reducing latency and origin load.
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cloud intermediate
Cloud Cost Optimisation
Systematically reducing cloud spend without reducing capability — right-sizing instances, using reserved/spot pricing, eliminating waste, and architecting for cost from the start.
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cloud intermediate
Cloud Message Queues
Managed queue services — AWS SQS, Google Pub/Sub — durable scalable queuing without managing RabbitMQ infrastructure.
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cloud intermediate
Cloud Monitoring Tools
CloudWatch (AWS), Cloud Monitoring (GCP), Azure Monitor — auto-collect infrastructure metrics but need explicit instrumentation for application metrics.
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cloud intermediate
Cloud VPC & Networking
Virtual Private Cloud — private subnets for databases/workers, public subnets for load balancers only, security groups as stateful firewalls.
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cloud intermediate
Cloud-Native Patterns PHP 5.0+
Stateless services, externalised config, health checks, graceful shutdown, and immutable infrastructure — the 12-Factor App extended for containers.
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cloud intermediate
Cloud Computing Models IaaS (infrastructure), PaaS (platform), SaaS (software), and FaaS (functions) — each level of abstraction trades control for convenience.
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cloud beginner
Container Orchestration PHP 5.0+ Automating the deployment, scaling, networking, and health management of containers across a cluster of machines — Kubernetes is the dominant solution.
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cloud advanced