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Cloud-native Computing

A hub of cloud-native computing directories — the principles, platforms and practices for building and running scalable applications with containers, microservices, orchestration and automation.

31 topics•4 categories•Updated October 2026

Foundations

6 entries

The building blocks of cloud-native systems.

01Cloud-native Computing ResourcesA collection of guides, articles and reference material for learning and adopting cloud-native computing. 02ContainerizationPackaging applications and their dependencies into lightweight, portable containers. 03The Kubernetes PlatformThe de facto container orchestration platform that automates deployment, scaling and management. 04Container Orchestration PlatformsKubernetes, Nomad and managed container services. 05Microservices Architecture (MSA)An architectural style that structures an application as a collection of small, independent services. 06Event-driven Architecture (EDA)A design paradigm in which services communicate by producing and consuming events asynchronously.

Platform & Delivery

7 entries

Connecting, delivering and running cloud-native services.

07Service MeshesA dedicated infrastructure layer that manages service-to-service communication. 08API Management & GatewaysA single entry point that manages, routes, secures and monitors API traffic. 09DevOps for IT AgilityPractices and tooling that unify development and operations for continuous delivery. 10CI/CD ToolsContinuous integration, delivery and deployment tools. 11Platform EngineeringHub of directories on platform engineering and internal developer platforms. 12Serverless ComputingA cloud execution model where the provider manages infrastructure. 13Cloud-native Edge ComputingExtending cloud-native principles to edge computing.

Operate, Protect & Store

5 entries

Keeping cloud-native systems observable, resilient and persistent.

14Monitoring & Observability SolutionsTools and practices for collecting metrics, logs and traces to understand system health. 15Observability ToolsObservability tools. 16DevSecOps ToolsSecurity tools for DevOps pipelines. 17Cloud-native Data Protection SolutionsBackup, disaster recovery and data resilience for containerized applications. 18Cloud-native Storage SolutionsPersistent, scalable storage designed to integrate with container orchestration platforms.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is cloud-native computing?

An approach to building and running applications that exploits the cloud model, using containers, microservices, declarative APIs, automation and orchestration so systems scale and recover quickly.

What are the core cloud-native technologies?

Containers and Kubernetes for packaging and orchestration, microservices and event-driven design for application structure, service meshes and API gateways for communication, and CI/CD, observability and security tooling around them.

How is cloud-native different from just running in the cloud?

Moving an application to a virtual machine in the cloud is hosting. Cloud-native designs the application itself to be elastic, resilient and automated.

How does serverless relate to cloud-native?

Serverless is one cloud-native model in which the provider also manages scaling and infrastructure, so teams deploy functions or containers without managing clusters.

What has been added?

Container Orchestration Platforms, CI/CD Tools, Platform Engineering, Observability Tools and DevSecOps Tools now sit alongside the original topics.