# MACH (Architecture) MACH stands for micro-services, API-first, cloud-native, and headless. The MACH architecture is intended to "Future-proof enterprise technology and propel current and future digital experiences." M: Individual pieces of business functionality that are independently developed, deployed, and managed. A: All functionality is exposed through an API. C: SaaS that leverages the cloud, beyond storage and hosting, including elastic scaling and automatically updating. H: Front-end presentation is decoupled from back-end logic and channel, programming language, and is framework agnostic. Learn more > [[MACH Architecture]]