Cloud Native Development Practices

The course begins with a definition of Cloud Native, an overview of cloud computing delivery models and comparison to traditional software delivery systems. Students will then explore the case for a Cloud Native system, including the increasing demand for technology teams to build software that is more secure, changeable, scalable and available than ever. The course explores the four major elements of a Cloud Native development approach: DevOps, Microservices, Continuous Delivery and Containers. Moving on, students will explore the key architectural elements of an application built with a Cloud Native approach - through hands-on lab work. Finally, the course covers best practices for migration from a software ecosystem that uses on-premises or hybrid on-prem/cloud infrastructure and delivery to a Cloud Native ecosystem. At the end of the course, students will have a good knowledge of the principles, patterns, and technologies of a Cloud Native approach, and the ability to migrate existing development efforts to use this approach.

This course is designed for technology professionals with a solid understanding of enterprise software development and at least an intermediate experience level in cloud development and delivery. The course will be instructor-led; a significant portion of the course time will be taken up in practical coding labs, and there will be time for Q&A and class discussion surrounding architecture and development approaches in this new application.