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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that focuses on creating machines or software capable of performing tasks that require human intelligence, like learning, problem-solving, decision-making, perception, and

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Auto-Scaling

Auto-scaling refers to automatically adjusting the number of computing resources assigned to a particular application or service based on its current demand. This technology is often used in cloud computing

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Chargeback in Cloud Computing

Chargeback in cloud computing is the practice of attributing the costs of cloud resources to the specific business units, departments, or projects that utilize those resources. This method helps promote

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Cloud Cost Management

Cloud cost management, also known as cloud cost optimization, involves organizing and controlling the costs and operations of cloud technology within an organization. This includes identifying and implementing cost-effective strategies

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Container Cost Optimization

Container cost optimization refers to the practices and strategies employed to manage and reduce the costs of running containerized applications in cloud environments. This process involves maximizing resource utilization efficiency

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Cost Allocation Tags

Cost allocation tags are key-value pairs attached to AWS resources that allow organizations to categorize and track their AWS costs with high granularity. These tags enable organizations to assign costs

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Cost Anomaly Detection

Cost anomaly detection utilizes machine learning to identify and alert to unusual spending patterns within an organization’s AWS services. This tool is essential for monitoring and managing cloud costs by

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Data Transfer Costs

Data transfer costs in cloud computing refer to the fees associated with moving data within and between cloud services, across different regions, or from the cloud to on-premises environments. These

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Deep Learning

Deep learning is a subset of machine learning that uses algorithms modeled after the human brain’s neural networks. It enables computers to analyze and learn from large amounts of data,

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Diffusion Models

Diffusion models are generative machine learning models that create data, such as images, text, or audio, by reversing a noise process. They learn to generate high-quality outputs by gradually denoising

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Dynamic Provisioning

Dynamic provisioning in cloud computing and data centers refers to the automated process of allocating and managing storage resources on demand. This technology eliminates the need for administrators to manually

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Egress Charges

Egress charges refer to the fees incurred when data is transferred from a cloud provider’s network to another location, such as another cloud service, an on-premises data center, or the

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Elasticity

Elasticity in cloud computing refers to the ability of a cloud environment to dynamically allocate and de-allocate resources as needed to handle fluctuating workloads efficiently. This capability allows systems to

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Few-Shot Learning

Few-shot learning is a type of machine learning where a model learns to make accurate predictions using only a small number of labeled examples. Unlike traditional machine learning, which requires

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Fine-Tuning

Fine-tuning is a machine learning process in which a pre-trained model is further trained on a smaller, task-specific dataset to adapt for a particular use case.  It builds upon the

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Generative AI (GenAI)

Generative AI (also known as GenAI) is an artificial intelligence capable of creating new content such as images, videos, music, text, and other media based on the learned data.  Unlike

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Horizontal Pod Autoscaler

Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) is a Kubernetes feature that automatically adjusts the number of running pods in a workload, such as a Deployment or StatefulSet, based on resource utilization. This

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Horizontal Scaling

Horizontal scaling in cloud computing means increasing or decreasing computational capacity by adding or removing multiple servers or nodes to handle changing workloads. This approach ensures improved performance and fault

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