Environments in DEDZED are ephemeral for several reasons:
- Cost efficiency: Ephemeral environments help control operational costs by automatically destroying resources after a set time, preventing unnecessary ongoing expenses.
- Security: Temporary environments reduce the attack surface and potential for data breaches by limiting the lifespan of sensitive data and resources.
- Flexibility: Ephemeral environments allow for rapid creation and removal of desktops for tool creation, evaluation, and testing without long-term commitments.
- Consistent testing: Each new ephemeral environment provides a clean slate, ensuring consistent and reproducible testing conditions for software builds.
- Resource management: By limiting the number of concurrent environments a user can request, DEDZED ensures efficient resource allocation and prevents overuse.
These ephemeral environments align with DEDZED’s goal of providing a secure, flexible, and cost-effective platform for rapid software development and testing in high-security contexts.
