Editor's Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone's 2024 Trend Report, Cloud Native: Championing Cloud Development Across the SDLC.

2024 and the dawn of cloud-native AI technologies marked a significant jump in computational capabilities. We're experiencing a new era where artificial intelligence (AI) and platform engineering converge to transform cloud computing landscapes. AI is now merging with cloud computing, and we're experiencing an age where AI transcends traditional boundaries, offering scalable, efficient, and powerful solutions that learn and improve over time. Platform engineering is providing the backbone for these AI systems to operate within cloud environments seamlessly.