Cloud Native Architectures: Design high-availability and cost-effective applications for the cloud

Get up to speed with architecting cloud applications, and migrate your business to the cloud efficiently

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 with the help of real-world examples

Book Description

Cloud computing has proven to be the most revolutionary IT development since virtualization. Cloud native architectures provide more flexibility over legacy systems. To harness this, businesses need to refresh their development models and architectures if they cannot be ported to the cloud. Cloud Native Architectures focuses on the three essential components of deploying modern cloud native architectures: organizational transformation, deployment modernization, and cloud native architecture patterns.

The book starts with a quick introduction to cloud native architectures, helping you get up to speed with what cloud native architecture is. You will learn what a cloud adoption framework looks like and even go on to 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 and availability, cost optimization, security, and operational excellence to build on your knowledge of effectively running and managing cloud environments. In the concluding chapters, you will learn about a variety of public cloud architectures, right from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure through to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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

What you will learn

• Understand the difference between cloud native and traditional architectures
• Explore different aspects of migration, including when and why you should migrate
• Identify the elements you need to consider when selecting a technology for your architecture
• Automate security controls and configuration management
• Use Infrastructure as Code(IaC) and CI/CD pipelines to run environments in a sustainable manner
• Understand the cloud native application development capabilities of AWS

Who this book is for

This book is for software architects who want to design resilient, scalable, and highly available applications that are native to the cloud.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Cloud Native Architecture
2. The Cloud Adoption Journey
3. Cloud Native Application Design
4. How to Choose Technology Stacks
5. Scalable and Available
6. Secure and Reliable
7. Optimizing Cost
8. Cloud Native Operations
9. Amazon Web Services
10. Microsoft Azure
11. Google Cloud Platform
12. What's Next? Cloud Native Application Architecture Trends

Tom Laszewski is a leader and cloud technologist who has helped ISVs, SIs, start-ups, and enterprise customers modernize IT systems and develop innovative software solutions. He currently leads a team of Enterprise Technologists responsible for the business and IT transformation strategy with key AWS customers. Many of these customers are pursuing cloud modernization and digital transformation initiatives utilizing cloud native architectures. He enjoys traveling the world with his teenage sons Slade and Logan.Kamal Arora is an inventor, author, and technology leader with more than 15 years of IT experience. He currently works at Amazon Web Services and leads a diverse team of highly experienced solutions architects who enable global consulting partners and enterprise customers on their journey to cloud. Kamal has also led the creation of biggest global technical partnerships, set his team's vision and execution model, and incubated multiple new strategic initiatives. He's passionate about the latest innovations in the cloud and the AI/ML space, and their impact on our society and daily-life.Erik Farr is a technology leader with over 18 years in the IT industry. He has been on the leading edge of cloud technology and enterprise architecture, working with some of the largest companies and system integrators in the world. In his current role at Amazon Web Services, he leads a team of experienced solution architects to help global system integrator partners design enterprise scale cloud native architectures. Before AWS, he has experience with Capgemini and The Walt Disney Company, always working to create highly valuable outcomes for customers. Piyum Zonooz is a Global Partner Solution Architect at Amazon Web Services, where he works with companies across all industries to help drive cloud adoption and re-architect products to cloud native. He's led projects in TCO analysis, infrastructure design, DevOps adoption, and complete business transformation. Prior to AWS, Piyum was a Lead Architect as part of the Accenture Cloud Practice where he led large-scale cloud adoption projects. Piyum holds a BSc and MSc. degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.