Glossary

A list of common Azure and cloud migration terms to help both technical and non-technical readers.

Term	Definition
Azure	Microsoft’s cloud computing platform and services.
Rehost	“Lift-and-shift” migration strategy, moving workloads to Azure with minimal changes.
Refactor	Modifying applications to better leverage cloud capabilities.
CAF	Cloud Adoption Framework, Microsoft’s guidance for cloud adoption.
WAF	Well-Architected Framework, best practices for designing and operating reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective systems in the cloud.
VM	Virtual Machine, a software-based emulation of a physical computer.
PaaS	Platform as a Service, cloud services that provide a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications.
IaaS	Infrastructure as a Service, cloud services that provide virtualized computing resources over the internet.
SaaS	Software as a Service, software distribution model in which applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over the internet.

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