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A native cloud application (NCA) is a software application that is specifically built for cloud computing and virtualization environments. Native cloud applications are designed, developed and deployed in such a way that they reap the maximum functionality and services of a cloud computing and virtualization infrastructure.
Native cloud applications are primarily developed by keeping cloud computing architecture in perspective. Although they might be similar to typical software applications, the back-end computation, scalability and parallel processing are compatible with and support a cloud infrastructure. Native cloud applications have the following characteristics:
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