The perfect storm – that is how the current state of the software development world can be described. The sources of this storm are as follows:
- Open source software (OSS): This provides a foundational framework that makes almost any software possible.
- Technology and architecture advancements: This enables the orchestration of loosely coupled systems that consist of micro applications leveraging microservices, micro frontends, and multiple databases.
- Public clouds: For instance, Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud – these provide scalable infrastructure for a company of any size.
- Containerization and orchestration: For instance, Docker and Kubernetes – making DevOps culture possible.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) packages and manages the complexity of putting together all of the preceding sources for you. As an engineer, it...