Cloud & Infrastructure Technologies
Build infrastructure that is secure, observable and appropriate for the workload.
Cloud decisions should balance flexibility, managed services, portability, data location, cost and operational skill.
Themes
What this area covers
Selection
Selection criteria
- Workload requirements
- Managed-service value
- Data residency
- Cost
- Team skills
- Availability
- Vendor dependence
Technologies
Cloud & Infrastructure technologies
Amazon Web Services
Cloud Platform
Broad public cloud platform covering compute, storage, networking, data, AI and managed services.
Microsoft Azure
Cloud Platform
Microsoft cloud platform spanning infrastructure, application, data, AI and enterprise integration services.
Google Cloud
Cloud Platform
Google cloud platform for application, data, analytics, AI and infrastructure workloads.
Cloudflare
Edge/Network Platform
Edge network platform for CDN, DNS, security, zero trust and serverless edge services.
Linux
Operating System
Core operating-system ecosystem for cloud, servers, containers and infrastructure workloads.
Nginx
Web/Proxy Server
Web server and reverse proxy used for routing, TLS termination, caching and application delivery.
Architecture before stack
Have a stack already—or need help choosing one?
Tell us what you are building, what already exists and the constraints that matter.