Cloud Native Architectures

<Cloud Native Architectures> ▶Book Description
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. To harness this, businesses need to refresh their development models and architectures when they find they don’t port to the cloud. Cloud Native Architectures demonstrates three essential components of deploying modern cloud native architectures: organizational transformation, deployment modernization, and cloud native architecture patterns.

This book starts with a quick introduction to cloud native architectures that are used as a base to define and explain what cloud native architecture is and is not. You will learn what a cloud adoption framework looks like and develop cloud native architectures using microservices and serverless computing as design principles. You’ll then explore the major pillars of cloud native design including scalability, cost optimization, security, and ways to achieve operational excellence. In the concluding chapters, you will also learn about various public cloud architectures ranging from AWS and Azure to the Google Cloud Platform.

By the end of this book, you will have learned the techniques to adopt cloud native architectures that meet your business requirements. You will also understand the future trends and expectations of cloud providers.

▶What You Will Learn
⦁ Learn the difference between cloud native and traditional architecture
⦁ Explore the aspects of migration, when and why to use it
⦁ Identify the elements to consider when selecting a technology for your architecture
⦁ Automate security controls and configuration management
⦁ Use infrastructure as code and CICD pipelines to run environments in a sustainable manner
⦁ Understand the management and monitoring capabilities for AWS cloud native application architectures

▶Key Features
⦁ Understand the core design elements required to build scalable systems
⦁ Plan resources and technology stacks effectively for high security and fault tolerance
⦁ Explore core architectural principles using real-world examples

▶Who This Book Is For
Cloud Native Architectures is for software architects who are keen on designing resilient, scalable, and highly available applications that are native to the cloud.

▶What this book covers
⦁ Chapter 1, Introducing Cloud Native Architecture, set the tone of the book and be used as a base to define and explain what cloud native architecture is and is not. Various points will be discussed, including the pros, cons, myths, challenges and impacts.

⦁ Chapter 2, The Cloud Adoption Journey, explores what it means to adopt the cloud. This will be looked at from various angles, including how to migrate from an on-premises or existing environment to a cloud environment.

⦁ Chapter 3, Cloud Native Application Design, dives deep into the development of cloud native architectures, using microservices and serverless computing as a design principle.

⦁ Chapter 4, How to Choose Technology Stacks, explores the common technology that is used to create cloud native architectures, from open source to licensed software. It will explore marketplaces that can be used to consume resources in the cloud. Finally, it will discuss the procurement process and licensing models that are common in the cloud.

⦁ Chapter 5, Scalable and Available, talks about available tools/features and strategies to employ when designing cloud native systems for scale and HA. The chapter will explore how these tools/features work, how they enable cloud native applications and how to deploy them.

⦁ Chapter 6, Secure and Reliable, discusses security models, features available in the cloud, pitfalls, and best practices related to security of IT systems. It will also explore how these security features work and how they can help enable cloud users to deploy better secured environments.

⦁ Chapter 7, Optimizing Cost, covers the pricing model for Cloud environments. We will then discuss how to approach costing exercises as well as the differences between the old and cloud models.

⦁ Chapter 8, Cloud Native Operations, talks about tools, procedures, and models to ensure environments that are deployed in the cloud stay running. The chapter will outline organizational models, governance strategies, and deployment patterns that support operationally healthy systems.

⦁ Chapter 9, Amazon Web Services, focuses on providing a perspective on Amazon WebServices' cloud native application development capabilities, strengths, ecosystem maturity and overall approach.

⦁ Chapter 10, Microsoft Azure, focuses on providing a perspective on Microsoft Azure's cloud native application development capabilities, strengths, ecosystem maturity and overall approach.

⦁ Chapter 11, Google Cloud Platform, focus on providing a perspective on Google Cloud Platform's cloud native application development capabilities, strengths, ecosystem maturity and overall approach.

⦁ Chapter 12, What's Next? Cloud Native Application Architecture Trends, looks at future trends and what to expect from various cloud providers in this space.