function Format-AlkamiEnvironmentName {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Returns the unique name of the environment with redundant pod/host information stripped out.
.PARAMETER name
    The full name of the environment.
#>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [Alias("n")]
        [string]$name
    )

    # Get rid of redundant words.
    $wordsToRemove = @("aws","armor","pod","production","prod","staging","stage","lane","qa","sandbox","team","development","develop","dev","regression","integration");
    foreach($word in $wordsToRemove) {
        $name = ($name -replace "\b$word\b","");
    }

    # Replace dots with dashes, because ApplicationTypeName's don't like dashes.
    $name = $name.Replace(".","_");

    # Get rid of excess whitespace on the edges, and any spaces in the middle.
    $name = $name.Trim();
    $name = $name.Replace(" ","");

    return $name;
}