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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

Cloud Migration
The process of moving applications, data, and workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud computing environments.
Multi-Cloud
A strategy of using services from multiple cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in and leverage best-of-breed capabilities.
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.
SaaS (Software as a Service)
A cloud delivery model where software applications are hosted and managed by a provider and accessed by users over the internet.
CloudFormation
An AWS service that provisions and manages cloud resources using declarative JSON or YAML templates.
Cloud IAM
Identity and Access Management services that control who can access cloud resources and what actions they can perform.
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