What Is Cloud-Native Software Development?

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Cloud native application development is an approach to building and running applications that fully leverage the advantages of cloud computing. It emphasizes scalability, flexibility, and resilience by using technologies and practices designed specifically for cloud environments.

Key Characteristics of Cloud-Native Development:
Microservices Architecture

• Applications are broken down into small, independent services that communicate via APIs.
  
• Each service can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently.

Containerization

• Apps are packaged into containers (e.g., using Docker), which include everything needed to run.
  
• Containers are portable and consistent across environments (development, testing, production).

Orchestration and Management

• Tools like Kubernetes manage the deployment, scaling, and lifecycle of containers.

DevOps and CI/CD

• Integrates development and operations for faster, more reliable releases.
  
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment automates code testing and deployment.

Dynamic Scaling and Resilience

• Apps automatically scale up or down based on demand.
  
• Designed to tolerate failures and recover quickly

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Cloud Infrastructure

• Built to run on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  
• Uses services like cloud databases, storage, and serverless functions.

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