Cloud Anatomy 101 - Breaking Down Cloud-Native

Explore the fundamentals of cloud-native architecture through an engaging analogy to human anatomy in this 37-minute conference talk by Grace Jansen from IBM. Discover why understanding cloud-native concepts is crucial for application evolution, and learn how to navigate the complex landscape of technologies, products, and architectural styles. Gain insights into critical components of a healthy cloud-native system, including containerization, deployment, scaling, management, communication, and data storage. Examine how the human body's mechanisms for handling issues can inform approaches to troubleshooting cloud-native applications. Delve into the 12 Factor Apps methodology and access interactive cloud-native labs and Open Liberty Guides to enhance your practical understanding. Experience a unique perspective on cloud-native development, featuring a live coding demonstration that brings theoretical concepts to life.

Intro
What does 'Anatomy' mean?
Evolution of Modern Infrastructure
Evolution of Applications
What does the Cloud offer?
What does it mean to be cloud-native?
Consider your Application Architecture
Containerisation within the body
Deployment, scaling and management within
Communication within the body
Data Storage within the body
What happens when things go wrong in the body?
What happens when things go wrong in your cloud-native app?
Navigating the complexity of the body
Navigating the complexity of your cloud- native app
12 Factor Apps
Interactive cloud-native labs
Open Liberty Guides