diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/intro.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/intro.adoc index 5630224f..4fb7cd02 100644 --- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/intro.adoc +++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/intro.adoc @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ [[introduction]] = Introduction -https://pivotal.io/platform-as-a-service/migrating-to-cloud-native-application-architectures-ebook[Cloud Native] is a style of application development that encourages easy adoption of best practices in the areas of continuous delivery and value-driven development. +Cloud Native is a style of application development that encourages easy adoption of best practices in the areas of continuous delivery and value-driven development. A related discipline is that of building https://12factor.net/[12-factor Applications], in which development practices are aligned with delivery and operations goals -- for instance, by using declarative programming and management and monitoring. Spring Cloud facilitates these styles of development in a number of specific ways. The starting point is a set of features to which all components in a distributed system need easy access.