DevOps Articles

No Easy Fix: Cloud Native’s Role in Digital Transformation

Chief Information Officers are deluding themselves if they think digital transformation via cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes is going to be easy. Meanwhile, developers, architects or DevOps engineers think of digital transformation as more of a vague management strategy as opposed to an IT initiative that can be completed.

The cloud native workforce’s core of developers, architects and DevOps engineers is not in a rush to transform, but 93% believe their organization’s adoption of Kubernetes increases their job security. They go along with management’s vision of digital transformation driven by cloud native technologies because building applications these systems is exciting and increases their long-term employability.

Unsurprisingly, 89% say their digital transformation has accelerated in the last 12 months, and 86% are using cloud native technologies and platforms such as Kubernetes, microservices, and containers.