Cloud native

Cloud native is a terminology used in the software development industry that refers to building applications and services that take advantage of cloud computing platforms and technologies. It specifically focuses on developing distributed applications and services that are designed to be hosted and run in a cloud environment, such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS). Cloud native applications and services are designed to be portable and resilient, making them suitable for running on a variety of different cloud platforms and architectures.

In general, cloud native technologies are built for achieving scalability, portability, resiliency, and automation, and are designed for enabling applications to use cloud-native capabilities such as cloud APIs and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). These create an environment that allows applications and services to be deployed in the cloud quickly and efficiently, often eliminating the need for manual intervention.

Cloud native architecture puts emphasis on building distributed systems that communicate with each other over a network, and encourages the use of microservices architectures, service-oriented architectures, and event-driven architectures. This minimizes the dependencies between components, reduces redundancy, and makes it easier to scale the system quickly.

Cloud native architectures are often used to power modern web applications, as well as mobile and IoT applications. Moreover, they are becoming increasingly popular in larger, enterprise-level organizations.