cloud-native applications
5 Skills All Cloud Architects Require
What does it take to be a modern cloud architect? A modern cloud architect requires knowledge and expertise over and above what is required to be a traditional software architect. Building and ...
AI and the Drive to Modern, Cloud-Native Applications
Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed how modern applications interact with us, and machine learning has driven the modernization of various processes and systems. We all know that artificial intelligence has strengthened its ...
The Principle of Least Privilege in Cloud-Native Applications
Modern applications require modern security. Public cloud vendors are highly motivated to ensure their platforms are not the subject of security attacks that chip away at customers’ trust and well-being. In cloud-native ...
Best Practices for Shipping Software With Containers
What is a cheap and easy way to get a lot of stuff from one place to another? A shipping container, of course! And there exists a digital equivalent, which serves a ...
Cost, Culture and Kubernetes
Webb Brown, CEO at Kubecost, co-authored this piece. Why isn’t everyone tuning Kubernetes costs? We surmise that it boils down to the complex intersection of culture and technology. This post does not ...
Kubernetes Isn’t Done Yet
AI. The metaverse. It’s easy for companies to rush to whatever the industry has declared the “next big thing.” In fact, new tech tends to dominate the conversation, especially around cloud computing, ...
What You Need to Learn to Become a Cloud-Native Architect
What is a cloud architect? What does a cloud architect do that’s different from a developer? What skills does someone need to move from a developer role to a cloud architect role—especially ...
Avoid This Common Cloud-Native Migration Trap
Migrating your software applications to the cloud requires significant development effort and testing, along with the risk of introducing complex infrastructure changes. Moving to a cloud-native architecture is even more involved. Not ...
5 Laws of Cloud-Native Authorization
In a microservices world, each service needs to verify that a subject (user or machine) has permission to perform an operation on a resource that the service manages. But in an agile ...
Cloud-Native Architectures Require Specially Skilled Architects
Designing and building a cloud-native application requires special skills and experience beyond the basics required to design and build any software application. Building cloud-native applications requires software architects specially trained in developing ...
