Shifting to Cloud-Native (Kubernetes and Containers) in Uncertain Times 

Currently, the world is uncertain. Stock markets are fluctuating; who knows – we might be heading toward an economic recession. There are mass layoffs in organizations that overgrew from the start of the pandemic. Also, investors are pretty nervous about investing. We’re often confronted with gloom and doom when we read most of the news nowadays. However, this is not another “typical” gloomy news. Instead, it’s a solution-oriented one.  

In uncertain times, innovations bring significant disruptions and change. We’ve seen more companies deploying innovative tech-based platforms, creating opportunities to transform and grow markets. Cloud-native technologies have become pivotal in this era of constant innovation. Find out more about cloud-native technologies, containers, and Kubernetes and how they transform the market in these uncertain times.  

What is Cloud-Native?  

Cloud-native is an advanced software development approach. Unlike traditional software development, cloud-native involves building, managing, and deploying modern apps in a cloud computing setting.  

You might be wondering, why cloud-native? Well, a lot happens during uncertain times. Therefore, businesses need to create highly scalable, resilient, and flexible applications and software that can be updated with minimal effort and time to meet emerging and changing customer demands. This automatically disqualifies legacy systems and infrastructure viability when changes are unpredictable and imminent.  

Today, businesses need new platforms that support digital transformation solutions and are designed to scale. This is where cloud-native solutions come in and are crucial to promoting business success.  

Cloud-Native, Containers, and Kubernetes as Key Pillars to Success 

Perhaps you have come across some or all of these terms regarding digital transformation in the modern era. And you might wonder how these solutions may help you build resilient, scalable applications. 

Many are already using them to transform from traditional legacy systems. The cloud has become a buzzword in enterprise companies and a preferred technological platform for most startups. However, the tools you used to support the cloud infrastructure over the past years do not translate well to the increasing dependence on the cloud. And that’s why containers and Kubernetes have become the talk of the town.  

What are Containers? 

Containers are lightweight software units that bundle up an application’s code, dependencies, libraries, and files so it can run reliably and swiftly from one cloud computing environment to another. Therefore, they virtualize your operating system and can run anywhere, from your private data center to public or hybrid cloud setting.  

Containerization enables your development team to move faster, deploy applications and software effectively, and operate at an unrivaled scale. Having said that, let’s introduce Kubernetes.  

What is Kubernetes? 

Kubernetes, also called k8s or Kube, is an open-source container orchestration solution for automating most manual processes related to managing, deploying, and scaling containerized applications. You can cluster multiple groups of hosts that run Linux containers. Kubernetes helps you efficiently and easily manage these clusters. 

Your Kubernetes clusters span hosts across hybrid, private, and public clouds and on-premise data centers. This makes Kubernetes a perfect platform to host cloud-native apps that need faster scaling, such as real-time data analysis and streaming. As a result, uncertain times require you to deploy Kubernetes and containers to foster flexibility and scalability of your cloud-native applications.  

Investing in Cloud-Native Solutions 

Companies should invest in cloud-native solutions that scale and support innovation to manage the ever-changing customer needs effectively. You require engineers who are experienced in adopting cloud-based microservices, containerizing applications, and using Kubernetes as an orchestration layer.