Cloud-Native Workflows

Design scalable architectures with modern cloud-native development patterns

1. Overview

This guide explains how to design cloud-native applications workflows using microservices, containers, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Duration

2 hours

Difficulty

Intermediate

Key Concepts: Serverless Architectures

Infrastructure as Code

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Manage cloud infrastructure via code instead of UI interfaces. Learn how to create reproducible infrastructure using declarative templates.

                            
terraform {
  required_providers {
    aws = {
      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
      version = "~> 4.0"
    }
  }
}

resource tf_aws_s3_bucket "my_bucket" {
  bucket = "my-unique-bucket-name"
  acl    = "private"
}
                            
                        

2. Core Architecture

Infrastructure Orchestration

Automate deployment and management of cloud infrastructure with tools like Terraform and Ansible.

Containerization

Package applications into containers for consistent deployment across environments using Docker.

Orchestration

Manage containerized applications at scale using Kubernetes for automated deployment, scaling, and management.

3. Best Practices

Infrastructure Version Control

Store your Iac in version control systems to manage changes and maintain history of deployments.

Immutable Infrastructure

Deploying changes requires creating new resources instead of modifying existing ones for reliability.

4. Code Examples

Terraform Example

                            
resource "aws_lambda_function" "example" {
  function_name    = "example-lambda"
  handler          = "lambda.handler"
  runtime          = "python3.8"
  filename         = "lambda_function.zip"
  source_code_hash = data.archive_file.lambda.function_source.base64_encoded_sha256
}
                            
                        

Kubernetes Manifest

                            
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: cloud-native-deployment
spec:
  replicas: 3
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: cloud-native
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: cloud-native
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: cloud-native
        image: example.cloud-native:1.0.0
        ports:
        - containerPort: 80
                            
                        

5. Additional Resources

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