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Re-Architect and Rebuild Your Applications Using Cloud Native Technologies

Bryan Gray

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In today's rapidly changing business landscape, it's more important than ever to have applications that are agile, scalable, and resilient. Traditional monolithic applications are no longer up to the task. They're too slow, too inflexible, and too expensive to maintain. That's why more and more businesses are turning to cloud native technologies to modernize their applications.

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What are Cloud Native Technologies?

Cloud native technologies are a set of tools and practices that are designed to help you develop and deploy applications that are:

Containerized: Applications are packaged into containers, which are lightweight and portable. This makes it easy to deploy applications to any cloud or on-premises environment.

Microservices-based: Applications are broken down into small, independent services. This makes it easy to scale applications and to replace individual services as needed.

Managed by Kubernetes: Kubernetes is a container orchestration platform that helps you manage and deploy containerized applications. It provides features such as automatic scaling, load balancing, and self-healing.

DevOps-friendly: Cloud native technologies are designed to be DevOps-friendly. This means that they can be easily integrated into your existing DevOps workflow.

Benefits of Using Cloud Native Technologies

There are many benefits to using cloud native technologies, including:

Increased agility: Cloud native applications can be deployed and scaled much more quickly than traditional monolithic applications. This gives you the flexibility to respond to changing business needs.

Improved scalability: Cloud native applications can be scaled up or down to meet demand. This ensures that your applications are always available, even during peak usage periods.

Reduced costs: Cloud native applications are typically more cost-effective than traditional monolithic applications. This is because they can be deployed to the cloud, which eliminates the need for expensive hardware and software.

Increased security: Cloud native applications are more secure than traditional monolithic applications. This is because they are deployed in isolated containers and are managed by a centralized platform.

How to Re-Architect and Rebuild Your Applications Using Cloud Native Technologies

Start by identifying the applications that you want to re-architect and rebuild. These should be applications that are critical to your business and that are not meeting your current needs.
Once you have identified the applications that you want to re-architect, you need to develop a plan for how you will do so. This plan should include a timeline, a budget, and a list of resources.
Next, you need to start by containerizing your applications. This involves packaging your applications into containers, which are lightweight and portable.
Once your applications are containerized, you need to break them down into small, independent services. This will make it easier to scale your applications and to replace individual services as needed.
Finally, you need to deploy your applications to a cloud platform. This will give you the scalability, flexibility, and security that you need to run your applications in the cloud.

Re-architecting and rebuilding your applications using cloud native technologies is a complex but rewarding process. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can reap the many benefits of cloud native technologies, including increased agility, scalability, cost savings, and security.

Call to Action

If you're ready to start re-architecting and rebuilding your applications using cloud native technologies, I encourage you to download my free eBook, "The Cloud Native Handbook." This eBook will provide you with everything you need to know to get started, including a step-by-step guide to re-architecting your applications, a list of resources, and a case study of a company that successfully re-architected their applications using cloud native technologies.

Download the Cloud Native Handbook

Migrating Applications to the Cloud with Azure: Re-architect and rebuild your applications using cloud-native technologies

by Sjoukje Zaal

5 out of 5