Cloud architecture can be difficult; at times, we make it more difficult than we need to. Cloud is shifting everything because it is an economic innovation, not a technical one. Cloud is driven by economics rather than technology. Each new service continues to drive progression via economics by enabling the realignment of strategy, technology, and economics. Containers and serverless are using new economic models to change the way infrastructure and software are deployed. Because the cloud is primarily economics and strategy, it requires updates to skill sets and additional data for decisions.
The cloud is an answer, but not the answer to everything. Cloud does not make bad decisions better. The cloud is a tool. The cloud is a philosophy, a strategy, a mindset, and an attitude. Above all, cloud is a process. A single aggressive...