When it comes to designing a cloud-native data system, there's no particular hosting infrastructure, programming language, or design pattern that you should use. Cloud-native systems are available in various sizes and shapes. However, it is true that most of them follow the same cloud-native design principles. Let's take a look at the cloud-native architecture, the design principles you should keep in mind, and the features that make up a good cloud-native platform.
Cloud-Native Architecture
A cloud-native architecture is essentially a design pattern for apps built for the cloud. While there's no specific way of implementing this kind of architecture or a pre-defined cloud-native design, the most common approach is to break up the application into several microservices and let each microservice handle a different kind of function. Each microservice is then maintained by a small team and is typically deployed as a container.