Cloud Native Practices
Cloud Native Practices refer to a set of methodologies and approaches for building and running applications that leverage the advantages of cloud computing. They focus on designing systems as loosely coupled microservices, deploying them in containers, and managing them with orchestration tools to achieve scalability, resilience, and agility. This includes practices like continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), infrastructure as code, and observability to optimize for dynamic cloud environments.
Developers should adopt Cloud Native Practices when building modern, scalable applications that need to handle variable workloads, ensure high availability, and enable rapid iteration. These practices are essential for organizations migrating to or operating in cloud environments, as they reduce operational overhead, improve resource utilization, and support DevOps workflows. They are particularly valuable for microservices architectures, serverless computing, and distributed systems where automation and resilience are critical.