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cloud-first

cloud-first adjective: based predominantly on cloud computing.

Adjective

cloud-first (not comparable)

  1. Based predominantly on cloud computing.
    • Years ago there were many discussions on whether a company should declare a cloud-first model, or not chase the latest and greatest technologies […]2018, Tom Laszewski, Kamal Arora, Erik Farr, Cloud Native Architectures, page 26

Questions about cloud-first

What does cloud-first mean?
Cloud-first means based predominantly on cloud computing.
What part of speech is cloud-first?
Cloud-first is an adjective.

Words near cloud-first in the dictionary

  1. cloud-built
  2. cloud-burst
  3. cloud-bursts
  4. cloud-capt
  5. cloud-cuckoo-land
  6. cloud-first
  7. cloud-headed
  8. cloud-native
  9. cloud-ridden
  10. cloud-seeding
  11. cloud-to-ground

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