DevOps Glossary

Discover and learn all DevOps terms here.

Flux CD

GitOps controller for Kubernetes that syncs cluster resources with Git-defined desired state through continuous reconciliation.

GCP

Google Cloud Platform provides Google-managed cloud services for compute, storage, networking, and analytics to build and run applications.

GCP BigQuery

GCP BigQuery is Google Cloud’s managed data warehouse for running fast SQL analytics on large datasets without managing infrastructure.

GitOps

GitOps manages application and infrastructure changes by syncing deployments from Git-defined desired state through automated workflows.

Golden Path

Golden Path is a documented, supported way for teams to build, deploy, and run services using approved tools and templates.

Grafana Tempo

Open source distributed tracing backend from Grafana Labs for ingesting, storing, and querying traces to troubleshoot microservices performance.

Groovy

Dynamic JVM language that extends Java with concise syntax for scripting, automation, and rapid application development.

Helm

Kubernetes package manager that bundles application manifests into versioned charts for repeatable installation, upgrades, and configuration management.

Incident Management

Coordinated way to detect, prioritize, fix, and learn from service outages or other unplanned problems so systems get back to normal fast.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Managing and setting up servers, networks, and cloud resources using code files so changes are repeatable, reviewable, and automated.

Istio

Istio is a Kubernetes service mesh that manages microservice traffic with security, policy controls, and observability.

Jenkins

Open source automation server that orchestrates CI/CD pipelines to build test and deploy software reliably.

Karpenter

Automates node scaling in Kubernetes clusters.

KRO

KRO orchestrates related Kubernetes resources as a single unit using templates and expressions to standardize deployments.

Kubernetes

Open source container orchestration platform that deploys, scales, and manages containerized applications across clusters.

Kubernetes Ingress

A Kubernetes resource that tells the cluster how to route incoming web traffic from outside to the right internal Service using rules like hostnames and paths.

Kubernetes Operators

Kubernetes-native controllers that run an app for you by automating deploys, configuration, and ongoing operations using custom resources.

Linux

Linux is an open source Unix-like operating system kernel used to build secure, flexible platforms for servers, desktops, and embedded devices.

Linux Kali

Debian-based Linux distribution for penetration testing and security auditing, bundling tools for scanning, exploitation, and forensics.

Log Rotation

Renaming, archiving, or deleting logs to keep files small and systems running smoothly.

Microservices

An application built as many small, independent services that talk to each other through APIs, so each part can be updated and scaled on its own.

MongoDB

MongoDB is a NoSQL document database that stores JSON-like data for flexible schemas and scalable application workloads.

NginX

NginX is an open source web server and reverse proxy used to handle HTTP traffic, caching, and load balancing.

Observability

Observability uses logs, metrics, and traces to infer system state and quickly troubleshoot performance and reliability issues.