The Cloud Native Attitude: How the world’s best companies use the cloud to speed up, scale up and find...

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Anne Currie Jamie Dobson

The Cloud Native Attitude

How the world’s best companies use the cloud to speed up, scale up and find product market fit...

Anne Currie, Jamie Dobson

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Right Book Press
09 January 2025

Business strategy; Business innovation

The Cloud Native Attitude puts the power of cutting-edge cloud technology right into your hands by exploring what it truly means in practice. Moving beyond the jargon and tech-talk, it offers clear insights into cloud native’s benefits, challenges and real-world applications.

This succinct and easy-to-understand guide draws on interviews with industry leaders and decades of hands-on expertise to demystify cloud native principles and help you navigate your own adoption journey more confidently and effectively – all with a little bit of fun too!

Understand cloud native: Learn about cloud native technologies, including microservices, containers and orchestration and how they can enhance scalability and to time to market for your business.

Learn from real-world applications: Discover illuminating case studies from organisations such as the Financial Times and Skyscanner, illustrating practical implementations and lessons learned when adopting cloud native approaches.

Strategise for success: Gain actionable insights on overcoming the challenges, embracing the opportunities, and maximising the potential of cloud native technologies to accelerate innovation and deliver excellence.

With expert knowledge from seasoned professionals in the field, this book equips you with the tools, knowledge and, most importantly, the right attitude to transform your understanding of the possibilities of cloud native. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your strategy, this essential and accessible read provides the clarity you need in a complex landscape.

By: Anne Currie, Jamie Dobson
Imprint: Right Book Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9781915483799
ISBN 10: 1915483794
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 09 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1 The cloud native quest 2 Do containers have it all wrapped up? 3 Is dynamic management the prime mover? 4 Microservices: the killer horde? 5 The dream of continuous delivery 6 Where to start: the mythical blank slate 7 Distributed systems are hard 8 The sustainability attitude 9 Insights from case studies 10 Five common cloud native dilemmas 11 Security and microservices 12 The state of the cloud nation 13 Cloud native transformations

Anne Currie Anne has been in the software industry for more than 20 years, working on everything from large-scale servers and distributed systems in the nineties to early ecommerce platforms in the noughties, to cutting-edge operational tech in the 2010s. She has written, spoken and consulted internationally. She firmly believes in the importance of the technology industry to society and fears that we often forget how powerful we are. Jamie Dobson Jamie is the co-founder and first chief executive of Container Solutions. A first encounter with a BBC computer and BASIC at the age of nine launched his lifelong passion for programming and software development. Nowadays he focuses on helping executive teams to succeed with the cloud and cloud native, helping them to avoid classic mistakes.

Reviews for The Cloud Native Attitude: How the world’s best companies use the cloud to speed up, scale up and find product market fit

'An easily digestible source of information on cloud native concepts and why these are more important now than ever before.’ Ronni Laursen - director, BankData 'The keys and ingredients to navigate the challenges and opportunities of adopting the ‘right’ cloud-native attitude!' Philippe Ensarguet - VP Software Engineering, Orange 'An excellent starting point to begin your path to using the cloud to go faster. I wish we’d had it when we started.' Apostolis (Toli) Apostolidis, head of engineering practice, Cinch ‘There's no better place to start.’ Greg Hawkins, senior advisor and former CTO, Starling Bank ‘A really helpful explainer for what it means to ‘go cloud native’.’ Victoria Morgan Smith, organisational transformation consultant and author 'A great way to start loving the cloud and to get ahead of the pace of change in technology.' Andy Linham - principal strategy manager, Vodafone 'Clearly lays out strong foundations and ideas from those who've gone before and found a successful path.' David Epsley - CTO, Kaluza 'A genuinely comprehensive look at what it means to build and operate in a cloud native world. This is an essential guide!' Phil Parker - head of delivery, Equal Experts 'A fantastic primer! If you're considering going cloud native in your company, start with this book.' Jason Brown - GTM Incubation, Google Cloud 'Fantastic! Everything you have ever wondered about the true value of the cloud is addressed in this book.' Paul McMahon - managing director and head of scaled adoption, engineering and product, Citi 'An informative and simple to understand view of the exciting benefits a cloud native organisation can achieve.' Annie Bedford - technical project manager, Citi Bank 'A must read! Discover how cloud native can transform the way you build, adapt, and thrive in a changing world.' Guy Sayar, Managing Director, Head of Engineering at a global bank 'A must read for anyone that wants to truly embrace the full potential of the cloud.' Marc Cluet - executive director - core platform engineering, UBS