Glossary

Term	Definition
Allocation	An allocation allows a particular user access to a pool or specific workstation. See this page for more.
Egress	Network traffic leaving a network or resource. In public cloud environments, egress is often charged based on usage, such as $ per GB.
Infrastructure Availability Manager (IAM)	A Lens component that is responsible for ensuring infrastructure starts and stops at the correct times.
Ingress	Network traffic entering a network or resource.
Locations	See ‘Site’.
Reservation	See ‘Allocation’.
Pools	A group of workstations that Lens offers to users. Its recommended that all workstations in the pool should be identical or of a similar type so that they are interchangeable.
Site	Lens supports multiple locations (also known as sites), allowing users to access and manage workstations and infrastructure in multi-cloud, hybrid and on-premise environments. Each site has its own roles, pools, templates, schedules and more.
Workstation Availability Manager (WAM)	A Lens component that is responsible for ensuring workstations start and stop at the correct times.