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A Beginner's Guide To Cloud-Native Application Development

SearchCloudComputing, Thursday, September 5th, 2024

Cloud-native applications have become ubiquitous in IT environments. Review key principles, patterns and developmental factors to keep in mind before creating a cloud-native app.

Not all organizations define cloud-native applications the same way. At its core, cloud-native means that developers design, develop and deliver a specific application with the scalability and ephemeral nature of the cloud in mind.

Microservices and containers are often associated with cloud-native application development because apps created in the cloud tend to follow modern development practices. In contrast to the traditional Waterfall software development lifecycle, cloud-native applications are developed with a more Agile methodology. Changes are frequently released into a production environment through automated delivery pipelines, and infrastructure is managed at the code level.

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