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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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Security breaches frequently hit the headlines, but enterprises can limit their exposure by adopting three key principles when managing permissions.

Poor availability always hits at the worst possible time. New Relic's Lee Atchison outlines five of the main causes in digital applications

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

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

Some organizations still use on-premise solutions for application performance monitoring! New Relic's Lee Atchison explains why SaaS should be a no-brainer

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 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

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

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

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