Cloud native refers to the application development and deployment model that enables applications to be built to run dynamically and reliably in modern, distributed operating environments such as public, private, and hybrid clouds. Here are some core concepts of cloud native:
Containerization: Containers provide a consistent and portable runtime environment for applications, making it easier to deploy and scale applications across different environments.
Orchestration: Container orchestration tools like Kubernetes manage the deployment, scaling, and operation of containerized applications.
Microservices: Microservices architecture breaks down applications into small, independent services that can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently.
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): CI/CD pipelines automate the process of integrating code changes, testing, and deploying applications to production.
Service Mesh: Service mesh provides a dedicated infrastructure layer for managing service-to-service communication in a microservices architecture.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): IaC allows you to define and provision cloud infrastructure using code, enabling automation and consistency across environments.
Observability: Observability is the ability to understand and reason about the behavior of a system based on its observable data, such as metrics, logs, and traces.
DevOps: DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality.
API Economy: The API economy refers to the use of APIs to enable different software applications to interact with each other, fostering innovation and collaboration.
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