Cloud Native Architecture

Cloud Native Architecture Cheat Sheet

Covers the twelve-factor app principles, microservices patterns, containers, and the CNCF landscape that define cloud native systems.

Sidecar vs Ambassador Pattern: What is the Difference?

The sidecar pattern deploys a helper container alongside a main application container in the same Pod to extend it with cross-cutting capabilities like logging…

Kubernetes vs Docker Swarm: How Do They Compare?

Kubernetes is a feature-rich, highly extensible container orchestrator with a steeper learning curve and a large ecosystem, while Docker Swarm is Docker’s buil…

Nomad vs Kubernetes: How Do They Compare?

HashiCorp Nomad is a lightweight, single-binary scheduler that orchestrates containers, VMs, and standalone binaries alike with a much smaller operational foot…