Cloud computing has gained a great deal of strategic importance in recent years and it is no longer possible to imagine life without it. The switch from on-premises solutions to cloud solutions is often relatively simple. However, many advantages of the cloud are then not used to full advantage. For example, the software architecture needs to support seamless switching to different instances in order to be highly available, or asynchronous processes can be outsourced to other services. In addition to scalability and reliability, cost efficiency and the choice of the right data storage and messaging services also play a major role. The aim of cloud native is to use the special features of the cloud infrastructure and services to the advantage of the applications and to fully leverage the possibilities of distributed cloud platforms. In addition to the technical aspect, the cloud native approach also offers a lot of potential in the DevOps process and lays the foundation for high flexibility and agility.