The benefits of modern cloud application development

1. The benefits of modern cloud application development

Thanks to advances in cloud technology, the way that software applications are developed has drastically changed. With modern cloud application development, software development is flexible, scalable, and uses the latest cloud computing technologies to build and deploy applications. In the past, the traditional software development approach, often referred to as monolithic applications, required all the components of an application to be developed and deployed as a single, tightly coupled unit, typically using a single programming language. There are many benefits to the modern cloud application development approach. Let's explore a few. We'll begin with architecture. Modern cloud applications are typically built as a collection of microservices. Microservices are independently deployable, scalable and maintainable components that can be used to build a wide range of applications. This can help organizations bring business value to market faster because features can be released as they're completed without waiting for the rest of the application to be complete. Regarding deployment, modern applications are typically deployed to the cloud and can use managed or partially managed services. Managed services take care of the day-to-day management of cloud-based infrastructure, such as patching, upgrades, and monitoring. This can free up staff to focus on other tasks, such as developing new applications. Partially managed services offer a hybrid approach, where businesses manage some aspects of their cloud-based applications themselves and the cloud provider manages others. In terms of cost, modern cloud applications use a pay as you go pricing model, which can make them extremely cost effective when configured efficiently. That means that organizations don't always need to pay for resources they aren't fully utilizing. Developers can also use prebuilt APIs, which we'll explore later in this section of the course, and other tools offered by the cloud provider to build and deploy their applications quicker. And then there's scalability. Modern cloud-based applications can easily be scaled up or down to meet user demands. Modern cloud applications are designed to be highly available and resilient with built in features like load balancing, which is the process of distributing network traffic evenly across multiple servers that support an application. And automatic failover, which is a process that allows a cloud-based application to automatically switch to a backup server if a failure occurs. Additionally, cloud service providers typically offer robust monitoring and management tools that allow developers to quickly identify and respond to issues, which can further improve the reliability of cloud applications.

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