Cloud-Native Architectures for Intelligent Enterprise Application Modernization and Resilient Operational Transformation

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Published: 2023-09-13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15662/IJRPETM.2023.0605021
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cloud-native architecture, enterprise application, intelligent applications, operational resilience, microservices, DevOps, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, digital transformation, legacy systems, automation, observability

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Dr. David Mguni
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

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Enterprise application modernization has evolved from conventional infrastructure migration toward comprehensive transformation of applications, data, operations, and organizational capabilities. Cloud-native architectures provide an important foundation for this transformation by combining containerization, microservices, serverless computing, application programming interfaces, DevOps practices, automation, observability, and elastic cloud infrastructure. This paper examines how cloud-native architectural approaches can support intelligent enterprise application modernization while strengthening operational resilience. It considers the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into modernization initiatives, particularly for predictive analytics, intelligent automation, anomaly detection, decision support, and adaptive resource management. The study also addresses challenges involving legacy-system integration, data governance, cybersecurity, interoperability, technical debt, organizational readiness, and migration complexity. A qualitative research methodology is proposed, combining systematic literature analysis, comparative architectural examination, and thematic synthesis of contemporary research on cloud computing, enterprise modernization, intelligent applications, and resilience engineering. The proposed framework connects modernization capabilities with operational outcomes such as scalability, availability, agility, recoverability, and continuous innovation. The study argues that successful modernization depends not simply on moving applications to the cloud, but on strategically redesigning technological and operational capabilities around resilience, intelligence, automation, and continuous improvement

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Vol. 6 No. 5 (2023): International Journal of Research Publications in Engineering, Technology and Management

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Cloud-Native Architectures for Intelligent Enterprise Application Modernization and Resilient Operational Transformation. (2023). International Journal of Research Publications in Engineering, Technology and Management (IJRPETM), 6(5), 9791-9798. https://doi.org/10.15662/IJRPETM.2023.0605021

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