Cloud-Native Development Report: The High Cost of Ownership

Some of the biggest names in business take advantage of cloud-native infrastructure for development and all its trimmings — microservices, Kubernetes, containers, serverless, and infrastructure as code — to deliver popular applications that everyone uses. Think Netflix, Lyft, Capital One, and Amazon. Each of these companies is a dominant force in its market.

It’s no wonder, then, that Gartner and IDC predict that 90-95% of apps will be cloud-native by 2025 and that nearly two-thirds of enterprises will become prolific software producers that deploy code daily.

These companies know that cloud-native applications have potent advantages over legacy software — specifically, availability and agility, massive scalability, elasticity, easy geographic distribution, and resilience. These apps enable companies to react to changes in the market faster, provide better experiences for their customers, and deliver a competitive advantage. Once developed, cloud-native applications can be deployed, rapidly evolved, and scaled worldwide across cloud environments.

In a world where marketplaces and verticals are more prone to upheaval than ever, cloud-native applications enable companies to thrive and dominate. So, if you are interested in using cutting-edge tech to drive and maintain a competitive advantage, this is the way to go.

However, it would be an understatement to say that developing cloud-native apps represents a fundamental change in software development. The complexities and risks of jumping to cloud-native development are why today few companies — beyond the Netflix and Ubers of the world — have fully embraced cloud-native computing.