Cloud-Native Vs. Cloud-Hosted: A Strategic Decision for Enterprises

The term 'Cloud' is often used as a monolith, but for an enterprise, the distinction between Cloud-Native and Cloud-Hosted can mean the difference between agility and technical debt. Cloud-native applications are built from the ground up to leverage the scale and elasticity of the cloud, using microservices and containers. Cloud-hosted applications, on the other hand, are often legacy apps 'lifted and shifted' into a cloud environment. This article explores why the strategic decision to go cloud-native is essential for long-term scalability and cost-efficiency.