Which of the following is not a representative technology of cloud native?

The correct answer is B. Variable Infrastructure. Variable Infrastructure (B) is the odd one out because cloud native specifically relies on immutable infrastructure - servers and environments are replaced rather than modified in place. "Variable" infrastructure implies mutable, manually-adjusted systems, which is the opposite…

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ADeclarative API
BVariable Infrastructure
CContainer
DService Mesh

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(42 responses)

A
5% (2)
B
83% (35)
C
2% (1)
D
10% (4)

Explanation

Variable Infrastructure (B) is the odd one out because cloud native specifically relies on immutable infrastructure - servers and environments are replaced rather than modified in place. "Variable" infrastructure implies mutable, manually-adjusted systems, which is the opposite of cloud native principles.

The distractors are all genuine cloud native pillars: Declarative APIs (A) let you describe desired state (e.g., Kubernetes manifests) rather than issuing imperative commands; Containers (C) are the fundamental packaging unit that makes workloads portable and reproducible; Service Mesh (D) (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) handles service-to-service communication, observability, and security in microservices architectures.

Memory tip: Think "CICS" - Containers, Immutable infrastructure, Cloud-native APIs (declarative), Service mesh. If a term contradicts "immutable," it doesn't belong.

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