- Four Challenges Facing all Cloud-Native Architectsby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on May 23, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Cloud-native architectures have revolutionized the way businesses operate their applications and services in the cloud. This shift provides immense benefits, such as increased agility, scalability and cost savings. However, moving to a cloud-native architecture also poses unique challenges that must be addressed. What are some of the critical […]
- Serverless Computing is Great, Except When it’s Notby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on May 16, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Serverless computing is an innovative way of operating your application in the cloud. Essentially, it allows you to run an application without the need to allocate computer instances to the program. This creates a flexible and highly scalable solution since server instance resourcing can be effectively ignored. If you need The post Serverless […]
- Privilege Escalation in Cloud-Native App Production Environmentsby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on May 9, 2023 at 12:00 pm
With today’s modern digital applications, managing access permissions during operational events is crucial to ensuring the safety and security of an organization’s production applications and infrastructure. A common and essential security principle, the principle of least privilege, states that developers and support engineers should have as […]
- Managing Technical Debt in a Cloud-Native Applicationby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on May 2, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Technical debt is the cost of doing additional work caused by choosing an easy, limited or sub-optimal solution now rather than using a better approach that would take longer or cost more money. The term refers to the work that is necessary to do sometime in the future to rewrite The post Managing Technical Debt in a Cloud-Native Application […]
- Making Sure Your Cloud-Native Applications Can Failby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on April 25, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Make sure your applications can fail. Sounds weird, doesn’t it? But nothing is more critical to creating a highly reliable, cloud-native application than to ensure you can fail successfully. The key is planning. In a previous article, I talked about accepting more failures by reducing the amount of QA you The post Making Sure Your Cloud-Native […]
- Modernizing? Containers are Not Enough; You Need Cloud Nativeby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on April 19, 2023 at 10:12 am
Many people reading this article already understand the value containers bring to their applications. Most have even implemented a container-based operations infrastructure for their applications. Containers provide a lightweight and platform-agnostic way to package and deploy applications quickly and effectively. The build-once, deploy-anywhere […]
- Three Signs You’re Stuck in a Data Center Mentalityby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on April 11, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Do you think in terms of being cloud-native? Or are you still clinging to the traditional data center approach when it comes to managing your applications and data? In today’s world of fast-paced, cloud-native applications, the old way of thinking may be holding you back. But how can you tell The post Three Signs You’re Stuck in a Data Center […]
- Don’t Stop Your Cloud-Native Migration Too Earlyby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on April 4, 2023 at 9:00 am
Cloud-native migrations can be intense. Steps are complex and intertwined and system complexity can slow you down and introduce problems and concerns. It may not be clear that everything will eventually smooth itself out. It may not be clear that your migration will be successful. It may not be clear The post Don’t Stop Your Cloud-Native […]
- Architecting and Managing Cloud-Native Infrastructureby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on March 28, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Becoming a cloud architect is a challenge. To become a cloud architect, you must have knowledge and experience above what other architects have. Cloud architects are expected to be experts in cloud technology and be the cloud thought leaders within their organization. There are many different types of software architects The post Architecting and […]
- Holding Retrospectives in a Cloud-Native Worldby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison, Author at Cloud Native Now) on March 21, 2023 at 12:00 pm
When I worked at AWS, we had retrospective review meetings every Wednesday to review system incidents that occurred the previous week. All the managers and senior leaders from all across AWS met to discuss what had gone wrong and what we could do differently to ensure the issue didn’t repeat. The post Holding Retrospectives in a Cloud-Native […]
- 5 operations every cloud architect should automateby [email protected] (InfoWorld Lee Atchison) on November 28, 2022 at 11:00 am
The cloud offers many benefits to a company’s modern application development process. One of the most significant benefits is the ability to automate critical actions that traditionally have required manual steps.Automation is perhaps the single most significant advantage of using the cloud. Cloud architects thrive in their roles by taking […]
- What cloud native means for your businessby [email protected] (InfoWorld Lee Atchison) on August 1, 2022 at 10:00 am
From manufacturing to transportation to retail, companies across virtually every industry are supporting their digital transformations by moving to a cloud-based infrastructure. The shift from on-premises software to cloud services has been revolutionary to the process of application development and deployment, especially software-as-a-service […]
- Securing data at rest and data in motionby [email protected] (InfoWorld Lee Atchison) on July 18, 2022 at 10:00 am
Creating a secure application requires many safeguards, but by far the most important are those that secure the data in the application. These are also the most difficult to implement.When it comes to securing application data, there are two distinct types of data that must be secured: Data at rest. This is data that is stored in a datastore, […]
- Identity, trust, and their role in modern applicationsby [email protected] (InfoWorld Lee Atchison) on July 4, 2022 at 10:00 am
In the software world, identity is the mapping of a person, place, or thing in a verifiable manner to a software resource. Whenever you interact with nearly anything on the internet, you are dealing with identities: Facebook identity Email address Login name and password for a website Everyone has multiple identities—multiple ways that people […]
- How to create a cloud center of excellenceby [email protected] (InfoWorld Lee Atchison) on June 20, 2022 at 10:00 am
Any sizeable organization focused on developing and deploying cloud-native applications should consider establishing a cloud center of excellence (CCoE). Creating a CCoE will help you successfully leverage the cloud to increase the scale and agility of your business. In a previous article, I discussed the benefits of a CCoE and why you would want […]
- Maximize your cloud security with isolation zonesby [email protected] (InfoWorld Lee Atchison) on June 6, 2022 at 10:00 am
Keeping your application safe and secure is critical to a successful enterprise. Whether you use cloud-native application architectures or on-premises systems—or anything in between—it’s generally considered that splitting your infrastructure into security zones is a best practice. These zones provide security isolation that keeps your […]
- Manage permissions to keep applications safe and secure in the cloudby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on January 20, 2022 at 2:48 pm
Security breaches frequently hit the headlines, but enterprises can limit their exposure by adopting three key principles when managing permissions.
- Five causes of poor availability to watch out forby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on May 13, 2020 at 12:28 pm
Poor availability always hits at the worst possible time. New Relic's Lee Atchison outlines five of the main causes in digital applications
- Are you ready to scale your digital business?by Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on April 27, 2020 at 9:45 am
It's crucial for a digital business to architect your application so it can scale for growth and unexpected loads. New Relic's Lee Atchison explains why
- Forget AWS Lambda, Kubernetes AND Fargate - what we need is beyond all threeby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on March 31, 2020 at 5:17 pm
Back in 2018, New Relic's Lee Atchison controversially argued for AWS Fargate over Lambda or Kubernetes as the future of serverless - but it hasn't lived up to the promise, he now believes
- Why SaaS is the best way to monitor on-premise environmentsby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on March 15, 2019 at 4:23 am
Some organizations still use on-premise solutions for application performance monitoring! New Relic's Lee Atchison explains why SaaS should be a no-brainer
- Don’t fall off the edge – why IoT still needs the cloudby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on October 3, 2018 at 3:30 am
IoT and edge computing sounds very futuristic but it's been with us a while. New Relic's Lee Atchison figures out where the cloud starts and the edge ends
- Forget AWS Lambda, so long Kubernetes - this is the future of serverlessby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on March 23, 2018 at 10:06 am
Forget about AWS Lambda and Kubernetes - AWS Fargate is the real future of serverless because it's containers that matter, says New Relic's Lee Atchison
- Five revealing differences in cloud adoption around the worldby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on January 9, 2018 at 1:15 am
Where you live in the world changes how you feel about cloud adoption. New Relic's Lee Atchison reveals five differences he encountered on three continents
- Your data is more secure with SaaS companies than it is with youby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on October 25, 2017 at 7:40 am
Conventional wisdom says you should protect your data by keeping it close. In reality, it's more secure with SaaS companies, says New Relic's Lee Atchison
- Everything you ever wanted to know about serverless computing but were afraid to askby Lee Atchison (Lee Atchison – diginomica) on August 8, 2017 at 10:49 am
Ever wanted to know about serverless computing but were afraid to ask? New Relic's Lee Atchison tells all and explains its impact on the digital enterprise