Removal of a virtual machine (VM) or compute instance within a cloud infrastructure. This activity results in the termination and deletion of the allocated resources (e.g., CPU, memory, storage), making the instance unavailable for future use. Examples:
- AWS: instance deletion involves the
TerminateInstances API call, which is recorded in CloudTrail logs. - Azure: VM deletion can be monitored via Azure Activity Logs, showing the
Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/delete operation. - GCP: instance deletion is logged as an instance.delete operation within GCP Audit Logs.