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What Is Cloud Native?

Understanding cloud-native principles is important as it will teach you how to migrate your legacy applications to a more modern application style.

In this chapter, we’re going to introduce you to cloud native. We will explain what it is about and what its principles are.

We will discuss the following subjects:

  • What is cloud native?
  • Cloud-native principles
  • Introducing the 12-factor app
  • How to start the transformation

After completing this chapter, you will have a thorough understanding of what it means to develop cloud-native applications and what the requirements of those types of applications are. You will also be given some guidelines on how to start your own cloud-native journey with your applications.

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