Distributed Cloud Series Item 2

Research Report: Cloud-native Applications

Today’s businesses are evolving rapidly to meet the demands of their customers, but traditional and heritage applications often do not meet the requirements. IT organizations are trying to keep their businesses running while migrating to new, modern approaches to advance the business into the future. Many organizations are taking a “cloud-first” approach to their digital transformation initiatives, which requires building, maintaining, and operating a developer-ready infrastructure without impacting developer velocity. To understand cloud-native application trends, Enterprise Strategy Group surveyed 387 IT professionals at organizations in North America (US and Canada) responsible for evaluating, purchasing, managing, and building application infrastructure.

Related briefs:

• Brief: Cloud-native Transition Is Dependent on Iterative Methodologies
• Brief: The Value of Modern Application Architectures Is Recognized, Though Challenges Persist
• Brief: Cloud-native Application Strategies Are Becoming More Common in Conjunction with Ubiquitous Public Cloud Use