- **DevOps, MLOps, SecOps, FinOps** – different types of day-to-day work needed to keep systems running. - DevOps: setting up and maintaining servers and code deployments. - MLOps: preparing and running machine-learning models in production. - SecOps: keeping systems secure and watching for threats. - FinOps: tracking and controlling cloud spending. - **Cluster management** – controlling a group of computers that work together as one large system. - **GPU scaling** – adding or removing graphics processors to match how much computing power a task needs. - **Container orchestration** – automating how small packaged apps (containers) are started, stopped, and moved around machines. - **SOC 2 Type II certified** – an independent audit confirming that a company’s security and data handling meet strict standards, and that they follow those rules consistently over time. - **Hybrid setups** – using both company-owned computers (on-premises) and rented cloud computers at the same time