Concepts and definitions - Workload Discovery on AWS

Concepts and definitions

This section describes key concepts and defines terminology specific to this solution:

resource

An AWS resource, such as an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket or AWS Lambda function.

relationship

A link between two resources, such as an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role and an associated AWS Lambda function.

resource type

The classification category of a resource. Always follows the CloudFormation naming convention, such as AWS::Lambda::Function.

discovery

The process that the solution initiates to map resources and their relationships in your AWS accounts and Regions.

account discovery mode

The method of discovering accounts and adding them to the solution: either self-managed through the Workload Discovery on AWS UI or delegated to AWS Organizations.

Note

For a general reference of AWS terms, see the AWS Glossary.