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What is Cloud-Native?

An approach to building applications that fully exploit cloud computing advantages like scalability, resilience, and flexibility.

Cloud-native is a software development approach where applications are designed from the ground up to run in cloud environments. Key characteristics include microservices architecture, containerization, dynamic orchestration (Kubernetes), and DevOps automation. Cloud-native applications use immutable infrastructure, declarative APIs, and are designed for horizontal scaling. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) maintains the ecosystem of cloud-native open-source projects including Kubernetes, Prometheus, Envoy, and many others.

Related Terms

VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
An isolated virtual network within a cloud provider where you can launch resources with full control over IP addressing, routing, and security.
IAM (Identity and Access Management)
A framework for managing digital identities and controlling who can access which cloud resources and services.
Kubernetes Service
An abstraction that provides a stable network endpoint for accessing a group of Pods, handling load balancing and service discovery.
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
The world's largest cloud computing platform, offering hundreds of services for compute, storage, networking, and more.
Object Storage
A storage architecture that manages data as objects with metadata and unique identifiers, ideal for unstructured data at scale.
Kubernetes Pod
The smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes, consisting of one or more containers that share storage, network, and lifecycle.
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