Azure Appendix - Glossary Flash Cards

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Active Directory

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A database that stores users, groups, permissions, resources, and related information for a client/server-based Windows domain.

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Agility

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The ability to quickly add or remove resources as needed to an instance of cloud infrastructure.

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App Grid

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A tool that builds event-based apps that use a publish-subscribe model and an event routing service.

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App Service

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A tool that allows one to build, deploy, and scale apps to different platforms.

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Application Gateway

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A connection point for users to a web application and can also serve as a load balancer for traffic management to a web application.

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Archive Storage

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Storage used for data that is hardly ever accessed.

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ARM Templates

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Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates are JSON files containing information for the deployment of Azure resources.

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Artificial Intelligence

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A process by which computers use existing data to forecast behaviors, outcomes, and trends.

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Authentication

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The act of verifying the legitimacy of a source that is trying to access a resource.

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Authorization

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The granting of access to a resource.