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Cloud-Native Solutions

Architecture patterns for building resilient, scalable, and efficient cloud applications. Explore modern cloud-native approaches that leverage the full potential of cloud platforms.

Cloud-Native Architecture Patterns

Explore different architectural patterns for building scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud applications. Each pattern includes detailed explanations, trade-offs analysis, and implementation guidance.

Found 3 architectures

Serverless Architecture

Event-driven computing model where cloud providers manage infrastructure and automatically scale based on demand.

Medium Complexity
AWS LambdaAzure FunctionsGoogle Cloud FunctionsAWS Step FunctionsEventBridge
Latency:Low (milliseconds, cold start excluded)
Throughput:High (scales automatically)
Scalability:Excellent
Cost:Low to Medium

Key Trade-offs:

Cold Start Latency:Initial function execution delay
Cost Efficiency:Pay only for actual execution time
Vendor Lock-in:Tightly coupled to cloud provider

Use Cases:

Web APIs and microservicesData processing pipelinesScheduled tasks+2 more
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Serverless

Kubernetes Container Orchestration

Open-source platform for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

High Complexity
KubernetesDockerHelmPrometheusGrafana+1 more
Latency:Very Low (microseconds)
Throughput:Very High (millions of requests/sec)
Scalability:Excellent
Cost:Medium to High

Key Trade-offs:

Complexity:Steep learning curve and operational overhead
Portability:Run anywhere with consistent behavior
Resource Efficiency:Better resource utilization than VMs

Use Cases:

Microservices applicationsHigh-availability systemsMulti-cloud deployments+2 more
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Container Orchestration

Multi-Cloud Strategy

Architecture that distributes applications across multiple cloud providers for redundancy, cost optimization, and vendor independence.

High Complexity
TerraformKubernetesIstioCloudFlareHashiCorp Vault+1 more
Latency:Low (optimized routing)
Throughput:Very High (distributed load)
Scalability:Excellent
Cost:Medium to High

Key Trade-offs:

Complexity:Increased operational complexity
Vendor Independence:Reduced lock-in to single provider
Cost Optimization:Leverage best pricing from each provider

Use Cases:

High availability requirementsCost optimizationVendor independence+2 more
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Multi-Cloud

More cloud-native patterns coming soon!

• Edge Computing• Cloud Databases• Event-Driven Cloud• Hybrid Cloud