Cloud Native refers to a collection of software practices and technologies designed to optimize the development and deployment of applications and services within cloud environments. This approach involves architecting applications to be scalable, resilient, and elastic, utilizing methodologies such as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), microservices, containers, or virtual machines (VMs) across public, private, or hybrid clouds. Cloud Native practices are centered on leveraging the cloud's full capabilities rather than merely using it for hosting. This enables applications to seamlessly scale to meet the demands of millions of concurrent users, enhancing performance while managing costs effectively. When combined with a Cloud Native processor, such as Ampere’s, these practices yield highly scalable, predictable, power-efficient, and high-performing outcomes.

Embracing Cloud Native technologies and practices is seen by some as essential for achieving a sustainable future in computing, where performance and capacity are maintained without increasing power consumption. By equipping developers and organizations with Cloud Native tools and methodologies like Kubernetes, Docker containers, and microservices, significant improvements in software development speed, agility, and resilience can be realized. This, in turn, boosts developer productivity and enhances the robustness of software solutions.

• CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) : Cloud native technologies empower organizations to build and run scalable applications in modern, dynamic environments such as public, private, and hybrid clouds.
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