Cloud Native Development Patterns and Best Practices

Embraces disposable architecture

Not enough emphasis is placed on the Big R in conversations about cloud-native. Independent DURS ultimately comes up in every discussion on cloud-native concepts; to independently Deploy, Update, Replace, and Scale. The focus is inevitably placed on the first and the last, Deploy and Scale, respectively. Of course, Update is really just another word for Deploy, so it doesn't need much additional attention. But Replace is treated like a redheaded stepchild and only given a passing glance.

I think this is because the Big R is a crucial, higher-order concept in cloud-native, but many discussions on cloud-native are down in the technical weeds. There is no doubt, it is essential that we leverage disposable infrastructure ...