This article explains the evolution of cloud service models, defines cloud‑native databases, and presents a detailed maturity model—from basic cloud‑ready deployments to fully serverless data services—helping enterprises evaluate and adopt the most suitable architecture and technology stack for their workloads.
This article explains the fundamentals of Serverless computing, compares FaaS and BaaS offerings, examines the limitations of cloud functions, and details how Tencent CloudBase leverages Knative to deliver Serverless cloud applications, covering serving, building, ecosystem integration, and the emerging CaaS model.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of cloud platforms—covering SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, CaaS, and FaaS—tracing their evolution, key features, and trade‑offs to help readers select the most appropriate solution for faster development and automated operations.
This article introduces Docker as an open‑source container engine, explains how it differs from traditional virtual machines, outlines its advantages, shows its relationship with micro‑services, and provides step‑by‑step installation and common command examples for getting started.
The article examines how CaaS providers are replacing Docker with RunC‑based solutions such as CRI‑O, Unified Containerizer, and Garden, outlines the evolution of the container ecosystem, discusses the strategic implications for production environments, and forecasts future trends and community contributions.
The article outlines how a startup with limited physical servers can build a cost‑effective, highly available IAAS using OpenStack, extend it with a CAAS layer based on Kubernetes, and then design a microservice architecture with command‑event separation, network and storage virtualization, and governance mechanisms to support rapid business growth.
