Chapter 9: Designing Cloud-Native Architectures

Nowadays, the microservices architectural model is mainstream. At the time of writing, we are likely in the Trough of Disillusionment. This widespread terminology comes from the Gartner Hype Cycle model and is a way of identifying phases in the adoption of technology, starting from bleeding edge and immaturity and basically going through to commodity.

This means, in my opinion, that even if we are starting to recognize some disadvantages, microservices are here to stay. However, in this chapter, I would like to broaden the point of view and look at the so-called cloud-native architectures. Don't get confused by the term cloud, as these kinds of architectures don't necessarily require a public cloud to run (even if one cloud, or better, many clouds, is the natural environment for this kind of application).

A cloud-native architecture is a way to build resistant, scalable infrastructure able to manage traffic peaks with...