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Architecting Cloud Native Applications

By : Kamal Arora, Erik Farr, John Gilbert, Piyum Zonooz
Book Image

Architecting Cloud Native Applications

By: Kamal Arora, Erik Farr, John Gilbert, Piyum Zonooz

Overview of this book

Cloud computing has proven to be the most revolutionary IT development since virtualization. Cloud native architectures give you the benefit of more flexibility over legacy systems. This Learning Path teaches you everything you need to know for designing industry-grade cloud applications and efficiently migrating your business to the cloud. It begins by exploring the basic patterns that turn your database inside out to achieve massive scalability. You’ll learn how to develop cloud native architectures using microservices and serverless computing as your design principles. Then, you’ll explore ways to continuously deliver production code by implementing continuous observability in production. In the concluding chapters, you’ll learn about various public cloud architectures ranging from AWS and Azure to the Google Cloud Platform, and understand the future trends and expectations of cloud providers. By the end of this Learning Path, you’ll have learned the techniques to adopt cloud native architectures that meet your business requirements. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: • Cloud Native Development Patterns and Best Practices by John Gilbert • Cloud Native Architectures by Erik Farr et al.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Shifting testing to the left


Cloud-native is a different way of thinking. In the first chapter, we discussed the need to approach cloud-native with an open mind, and that you need to be prepared and willing to rewire your software-engineering brain. There are plenty of "what, really?! wow!" moments, followed by "how can we do more of this?". Testing is one arena that is significantly impacted by the contextual changes brought about by the promises and concepts of cloud-native. Cloud-native systems are not monolithic. Unfortunately, traditional testing practices are rooted in the context of the monolith. Many fundamental assumptions that drive traditional testing techniques no longer apply. Not only do they not apply, they are actually counterproductive and even impede quality. We must realign our testing strategies to provide the necessary confidence within the context of cloud-native.

Cloud-native promises speed, safety, and scale. The pace of innovation is significantly increased with cloud...