Software Architecture for Big Data and the Cloud

Glossary

Adaptation is a modification of an executed software application by a human operator or an automated routine. Adaptation is typically conducted to react to changes during operations, like increased usage intensity, and is often focused on modifications in component deployment and allocation of computation resources.

Application Manifest is a file that specifies application's name, version, modules, services, and cloud resource requirements.

Application Programming Interface (API), in the context of cloud services, is a collection of code features (e.g., methods, properties, events, and URLs) that a developer can use in their applications to interact with components of a cloud infrastructure.

Architectural Decision (AD) describes ...