Cloud Foundry: The Cloud-Native Platform

by Duncan C. E. Winn

What exactly is a cloud-native platform? It’s certainly a hot topic in IT, as enterprises today assess this option for developing and delivering software quickly and repeatedly. This O’Reilly report explains the capabilities of cloud-native platforms and examines the fundamental changes enterprises need to make in process, organization, and culture if they’re to take real advantage of this approach.

Author Duncan Winn focuses on the open source platform Cloud Foundry, one of the more prominent cloud-native providers. You’ll learn how cloud-native applications are designed to be "infrastructure unaware" so they can thrive and move at will in the highly distributed and constantly evolving cloud environment.

With this report, you’ll

Technical driving forces that are rapidly changing the way organizations develop and deliver software todayHow key concepts underpinning the Cloud Foundry platform leverage each of the technical forces discussedHow cloud-native platforms remove the requirement to perform undifferentiated heavy lifting, such as provisioning VMs, middleware, and databasesWhy cloud-native platforms enable fast feedback loops as you move from agile development to agile deploymentRecommended changes and practical considerations for organizations that want to build cloud-native applications

72 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 18, 2016

Reviews

[Christopher · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very light, fluffy read from a vendor. It reads closer to a vendor whitepaper than a real book, and is often given away free at conferences or training sessions. Don't expect much from the ~50 pages here, and you won't be disappointed.