Cloud-native environments
We often hear the term cloud-native, but it has become an overloaded term. For this section, we will expand on the cloud-native construct, its ecosystem, and the policy landscape for it.
When defining cloud-native environments, we refer to concepts such as 12-factor app development, the CAP theorem, and cloud infrastructure usage. Cloud-native combines tools, technologies, and paradigms at a high level. They are generally split into containers and serverless technologies from a tech stack implementation, which we will expand in this section.
Also, it's important to highlight that these cloud-native environments are the evolution of the traditional virtualizations from on-premises data centers, fueled by the needs of organizations who want to reap digital benefits. These benefits include big data analytics with access to highly efficient datastores and warehouses, innovation that utilizes AI and ML tools, and speed-to-market and organizational agility...