What is cloud native software development?

Cloud native software development describes how we work closely with our customers in an agile development cycle.

App Definition and Development

In the field of app definition and development, we utilize tools that enable and facilitate the programming of cloud native apps. Basically, these include databases that store data and render it available for retrieval. Streaming and messaging tools allow us to establish service-to-service communication. Application definition and image creation tools, meanwhile, simplify the design of code in containers and Kubernetes. In addition, they permit us to use our own and third-party apps in a standardized manner. Furthermore, we access tools that enable continuous integration and deployment of the code we create – so that you can access new features as quickly as possible.

Provisioning

Once your application is fully developed, it still needs to be delivered. Deploying an application to you or your customers requires in-depth knowledge of the systems and structures in place. We assist you in planning and implementing continuous deliveries in a budget-optimized and efficient manner right from the start. Even if you are currently in the midst of deployment or are experiencing problems with an application that has already been delivered, we are your competent consulting partner. When we talk about provisioning, we are at the most fundamental level of the Cloud Native landscape. Tools in this field help us create and manage the infrastructure of an app. Thus, we accelerate the development as well as configuration of resources such as virtual machines and networks.

Runtime

Your business is your asset. Through high availability, we provide you with the solid foundation you need in your day-to-day business. This is made possible by the distributed architecture of Cloud Native Apps and the associated security against failures of individual sub-components. From databases to authentication to actual applications, we can optimally integrate the cloud into your business based on our many years of experience.

Orchestration and Management

Cloud Native Software Development is based on numerous individual components. To ensure that runtime and interconnectivity of these components are maintained at all times, we use tools that facilitate the handling of them. On the one hand, these are tools that ensure the operation and handling of containers within a cluster by distributing the apps required for the execution of a process. On the other hand, we use tools that localize individual services in the network via remote procedure calls or that act as service proxies, API gateways and service meshes to enable more effective communication and give us more control over the design of said communication.

Observability and Analysis

The functionality of cloud native apps must be verifiable and evaluable for their users. To ensure this is the case, we provide you with system data that guarantees the correct, secure and cost-efficient execution of apps. We are also able to collect, store and analyze messages ejected by apps via logging. We use tracing to backtrack the path of a request to continuously optimize apps. We further this process through chaos engineering. In this process, incorrect entries are deliberately made in a system to put its resilience to the test.

Platform

The many tools mentioned above facilitate the management of an app. For the handling of all these tools, it is advantageous to rely on platforms. In this regard, we refer to Certified Kubernetes offerings. These offerings are unmodified, open source code that we can base software on. They are either distributed via distributors, hosted by infrastructure providers, or used in the form of installers.

Special

Open source code offers the opportunity for anyone to participate in the development of new apps. This offers many advantages, but also involves risks. Hence, in order to provide you with secure software, we use Kubernetes Certified Service Providers and exchange information with certified Kubernetes Training Partners. This way, we can offer you a comprehensive and yet risk-free software portfolio.