Cloud-native: A new wave of digital disruption
November 15, 2018
November 15, 2018
Many organizations have hit a wall when it comes to delivering new kinds of value and innovation from their existing cloud strategies. They’ve migrated applications to the cloud, but the ROI for that “lift and shift” method has stalled. Now they need to go "cloud-native"—meaning, creating apps with the cloud specifically in mind rather than repurposing old-world architectures.
Cloud-native is the future of application development, with massive potential for business impact—the ability to move an idea into production quickly and efficiently. Organizations can take advantage of the inherent business value of the cloud platform such as faster speed to market and development of new products, and greater elasticity, scale and resiliency.
Cloud-native computing makes the cloud a force for creating business value.
What does it mean to create applications in a truly cloud-native manner?
Cloud-native is not just substituting one technology for another, nor is it simply a different programming model. Organizations need to chain together the various technologies, processes and services of cloud-native to produce an outcome that has actual business value. That is, cloud-native is much more than just a programming model or a new way of writing code. It changes the entire lifecycle of how requirements are collaboratively incepted, coded, tested and deployed.
Four technology, people and process models are essential to true cloud-native computing. If you miss one of them, you miss the combinatorial effects of the current IT era:
Cloud-native is not just substituting one technology for another, nor is it simply a different programming model. Organizations need to chain together the various technologies, processes and services of cloud-native to produce an outcome that has actual business value.
Companies should be prepared for widespread change. In particular, the effects on organization, people and culture need to be effectively managed. Roles and responsibilities are likely to change, as will skills definitions. Many employers are already experiencing talent shortages. And, with new skill requirements, that gap is likely to increase dramatically.
Here are some key insights and to-do’s that can help you deepen your own maturity in cloud-native development:
Accenture's Miha Kralj, Cloud Native Architecture Lead, sits with Stu Miniman & Rebecca Knight for Microsoft Ignite 2018 in Orlando. See more.
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