Building APIs to Interact with Data in a Cloud-Native Ecosystem

Microsoft Azure VP Lachlan Evenson believes that cloud services and Kubernetes can help alleviate complications in collecting, storing, and tracking data. He emphasizes the importance of open source projects and the need for standards across all platforms to interact successfully. Evenson has worked on challenges related to managing microservices and dependencies between them to prevent compromising data. His work in the service mesh ecosystem focuses on making it clear what will happen when APIs are pushed or called without knowing they have been degraded, requiring collaboration with various providers in the field. He also highlights the importance of focusing on a single API customized to one's needs and how stable, custom-built APIs can help programmers not worry about Kubernetes updates.