From f94693a2ab50c2683a2ca16136b405d02113b48c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Bannister Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 16:39:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add "workload" to glossary (#12622) * Add "workload" to glossary * Use en_US spelling of "fulfill" * Revise short description Co-Authored-By: Tim Bannister --- .../en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md | 28 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..1730e7b93f3ce --- /dev/null +++ b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/workload.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +title: Workload +id: workload +date: 2019-02-12 +full_link: /docs/concepts/workloads/ +short_description: > + A set of applications for processing information to serve a purpose that is valuable to a single user or group of users. + +aka: +tags: +- workload +--- +A workload consists of a system of services or applications that can run to fulfill a +task or carry out a business process. + + + +Alongside the computer code that runs to carry out the task, a workload also entails +the infrastructure resources that actually run that code. + +For example, a workload that has a web element and a database element might run the +database in one {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="StatefulSet" >}} of +{{< glossary_tooltip text="pods" term_id="pod" >}} and the webserver via +a {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="Deployment" >}} that consists of many web app +{{< glossary_tooltip text="pods" term_id="pod" >}}, all alike. + +The organisation running this workload may well have other workloads that together +provide a valuable outcome to its users.