The major advantage of the cloud native approach is its flexibility. Since all services run independently of their environment and microservice containers are portable, developers have a great deal of freedom. For example, it is possible to start or stop multiple container instances. This is particularly useful in testing and development stages. Unlike with monolithic architecture, changes in the code of a single microservice will not affect the entire software. This means that there is less risk with new software releases.
Another major advantage is the scalability of the applications themselves, thanks to which companies do not have to make costly hardware upgrades as the demands on a service grow. Since individual services are not tied to specific hardware or operating systems, there is no strong commitment to a single provider. Cloud native applications can run on any platform which allows IT operations to choose the provider that offers the best bang for their buck and meets their needs.
The fact that updates and changes are available immediately when using the cloud native architecture allows companies to respond to customer and market demands with the greatest possible speed. The high level of automation afforded by orchestration solutions like Kubernetes also minimizes human error when it comes to configuration and operation. Its fast availability, easy scalability, lower cost, and relatively good partition tolerance give companies a significant competitive edge.