December 2019
Intermediate to advanced
537 pages
14h 2m
English
Content preview from Cloud Native Transformation
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Chapter 1. What Is Cloud Native?
Cloud native is more than a tool set. It is a complete architecture, a philosophical approach for building applications that take full advantage of cloud computing. It is also complex, both conceptually and in practice.
In this chapter we will take a look at the major components of a cloud native system—the five principles—and how they work together. Understanding these core concepts helps newcomers see how the true value of cloud native lies in harnessing the ecosystem of extraordinarily sophisticated services now available to all enterprises, not just the tech giants.
Cloud Native Is Not “The Cloud”
Though the terms are often confused, cloud computing and cloud native are two entirely separate entities.
Cloud computing—often referred to simply as “the cloud”—is the on-demand delivery of infrastructure (hardware/servers), storage, databases, and all kinds of application services via the internet. Frequently these are delivered by a cloud services platform like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure, with metered pricing so you pay only for the resources you actually consume.
Cloud native is an architecture for assembling all of the above cloud-based components in a way that is optimized for the cloud environment. It’s not about the servers, but the services. So cloud native is also an organizational destination: the current goal for enterprises looking to modernize their infrastructure and process, and even organizational culture, ...
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