Cloud-oriented architecture is an approach to software development that involves the use of cloud computing to ensure the flexibility and scalability of applications.
In particular, COA allows you to implement a strategy of dividing the application into small modules, known as microservices. “Microservice method” allows developer to modify small parts of code and easily integrate them into the application. When creating a monolithic architecture, any changes to parts of the code create a risk of disrupting the entire application. The microservice method avoids this risk.
Key benefits of cloud-oriented architecture
- Cost optimization: software developers do not need to purchase and maintain their own hardware. You only have to pay for the resources that are used directly in your work.
- Fast scalability: cloud resources allow microservice applications to scale up very quickly in times of increasing demand and reduce costs in times of low activity.
- High reliability and security: service providers offer redundant hardware resources along with high levels of cybersecurity.
The model of providing cloud resources for developing and running program code is called Function as a service (FaaS). Major cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform have long provided developers with cloud services where they can build applications based on microservice architectures.