Glossary

Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Agilewing.

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BYOK BYOK lets customers generate and control their own encryption keys instead of relying on the cloud provider’s key management.

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CCPA CCPA gives California consumers the right to know what personal data is collected, to delete it, and to opt out of its sale.

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CDN A CDN is a network of servers distributed across many locations to deliver web content quickly to users based on their geographic proximity.

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China MLPS 2.0 China’s MLPS 2.0 is a mandatory multi-level security certification that requires companies to protect data according to sensitivity tiers.

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Cloud Migration Cloud migration is the process of moving applications, data, and other business elements from on-premises infrastructure to a cloud environment.

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Data Sovereignty Data sovereignty refers to the legal requirement that data stored or processed in a particular country must comply with that country’s laws.

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DDoS Mitigation DDoS mitigation is the set of techniques used to detect and block distributed denial-of-service attacks that overwhelm a service.

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DLP (data loss prevention) tools monitor and stop sensitive data from being leaked or stolen outside the organization.

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Edge Computing Edge computing processes data near the source (like on a local device) instead of sending it to a distant data center, reducing delay.

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Failover Failover automatically switches traffic to a backup system when the primary one becomes unavailable, minimizing downtime.

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GDPR GDPR is the European Union’s privacy law that sets strict rules for how personal data is collected, stored, and shared.

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IAM (identity and access management) is the framework of policies and technology that ensures the right people have the right access to systems.

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Latency Latency is the time it takes for data to travel from a user’s device to a server and back, affecting how fast a service feels.

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Lift-and-Shift Lift-and-shift is a quick cloud migration method where you move workloads to the cloud without redesigning them.

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MSS MSS stands for managed security services, where a provider monitors, detects, and responds to security events on behalf of a client.

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Multi-CDN Multi-CDN means using more than one CDN provider at the same time to improve reliability, performance, and resilience.

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PCI-DSS PCI-DSS is a security standard for organizations that handle credit card data, outlining requirements to protect cardholder information.

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PDP APDPA is Thailand’s data protection law that governs how personal data of Thai residents is collected, used, and disclosed.

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PoP PoP is a physical location where a network or CDN has equipment to interconnect and serve local traffic.

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Re-platforming Re-platforming means moving a workload to the cloud while making a few targeted changes to take advantage of cloud features.

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RPO (recovery point objective) defines the maximum amount of data loss a business can tolerate, expressed as a time window.

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RTO (recovery time objective) defines the maximum acceptable time for a system to be restored after a disruption.

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SSO (single sign-on) allows a user to log in once and gain access to multiple related applications without re-entering credentials.

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WAF WAF is a security tool that filters and monitors HTTP traffic to and from a web application, protecting against attacks like SQL injection.

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Zero Trust Zero trust is a security model that requires every user and device to be verified before granting access, regardless of network location.