Tag: cloud-native

February 1, 2022

Just a quick refresher: cloud native means we leverage services and systems found only on a specific cloud provider. When developers and architects refer to “cloud native,” they are typically referring to specific cloud services that won’t be found on […]

January 31, 2022

In the past few years, cloud computing has become a dominant trend in enterprise IT. The benefits of moving to the cloud are clear: lower costs, increased flexibility, and improved scalability. But as more companies move their infrastructures into public […]

January 31, 2022

In late October Roblox’s global online game network went down, an outage that lasted three days. The site is used by 50 million gamers daily. Figuring out and fixing the root causes of this disruption would take a massive effort […]

December 28, 2021

To manage the complexities of today’s cloud native infrastructure, there’s an increasing need for IT monitoring technology, often referred to as observability. As core building blocks of this trend, two sophisticated technologies are rapidly developing: Monitoring-as-Code and Infrastructure-as-Code. Let’s dig […]

December 10, 2021

Have you heard about serverless computing? Guess what, it’s not serverless at all. It just automates the allocation of back-end servers you’ll need to complete a particular task. Today we have dozens of types of serverless systems from databases to […]

September 24, 2021

These days cloud application developers are also security engineers. Who did not see this coming, given that application-level security is no longer an option? Also, we are pushing developers to build applications at scale, meaning they are becoming ops engineers […]

July 6, 2021

In a study by Devo Technology, a cloud-native logging and security analytics company, as many as 81% of organizations revealed that COVID-19 had accelerated their cloud timelines. “Across these companies, there was a 200% jump in organizations planning to move […]

July 2, 2021

I was impressed by this CIO article about 10 dark secrets of cloud by Peter Wayner (CIO is also part of IDG). You should read it for a few reasons. First, it’s not often that the press discusses the downsides […]

June 22, 2021

The rise of cloudops tools (such as AIops) is in full swing. There are three basic choices: on demand as a non-native tool, hosted on-premises, or a hosted cloud-native tool offered by a public cloud provider. Which door should you […]

June 17, 2021

Dell Technologies and DISH Network unveiled plans for a new cloud-native, Open RAN-based 5G network on Thursday, announcing a strategic infrastructure agreement that will include an “ecosystem of partners.” The companies explained that DISH’s cloud-native, open 5G network will be […]

May 7, 2021

COVID-19 accelerated the drive to enterprise modernization with cloud native. Corporate boards ramped up their digital initiatives, according to Gartner, beefing up online services for consumers and employees. Consultant McKinsey reckons we’ve vaulted years ahead on digital transformation, with one […]

December 13, 2019

Can we all agree that market research statistics should be taken with enough grains of salt to make your cardiologist worry? Good. Having said that, I’m now going to quote some market research statistics. But I do this not to […]

November 1, 2019

We’ve all heard about “cloud native” databases, security, governance, storage, AI, and pretty much anything else that a cloud provider could offer. Here’s my definition of cloud native applications: Applications that leverage systems native to the public cloud they are […]

July 9, 2019

Despite the significant benefits of cloud computing, which include cost savings, agility, elasticity and standardization, to name a few, some companies are struggling with their cloud journey. Most have successfully adopted a few software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, built cloud-native digital capabilities […]

December 18, 2018

Remember your 2018 New Year’s resolutions? Some happened but most did not. Still, the advent of the new year is useful for taking inventory and figuring out new ways forward and changing for the good. So, what about your cloud […]

May 25, 2018

It’s good to be cloud-native, or at least that’s what everyone is telling you. The idea is that you refactor (meaning partially recode) your applications to take advantage of the native features of the host cloud, such as its native […]