- A/B Testing
- Agile
- Automation
- Blue/Green Deployment
- Build
- Canary Release
- Chaos Engineering
- CI/CD
- Cloud-Native
- Code Review
- Configuration Management
- Container
- Continuous Testing
- DevOps Culture
- Docker
- Environment
- Feedback Loop
- Idempotence
- Immutable Infrastructure
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Infrastructure Monitoring
- Jenkins
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- Monitoring
- Pipeline
- Post-Mortem Analysis
- Provisioning
- Release
- Repository (Repo)
- Rollback
- Scalability
- Shift Left
- Smoke Testing
- Source Code Management (SCM)
- Vagrant
- Version Control
- Virtual Machine
Microservices architecture refers to a design approach where applications are composed of small, independent services running as separate processes, each performing a specific function and communicating via well-defined APIs. Unlike monolithic architectures, microservices allow for decentralized development, scaling, and deployment, enabling agility, resilience, and flexibility. Each microservice can be developed, tested, deployed, and scaled independently using different technologies and practices. Microservices architectures leverage tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and Istio to support containerization, orchestration, and observability, driving innovation and adaptability in complex and dynamic environments.
Use Cases
Real-time Data Processing and Analytics:
- Objective: Enable real-time data ingestion, transformation, and analytics.
- Workflow: Individual microservices handle specific tasks like data collection, transformation, and analytical processing, allowing for parallel execution and scalability.
- Tools: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache Flink
E-commerce Platforms:
- Objective: Facilitate modular and scalable e-commerce operations.
- Workflow: Different microservices manage discrete functionalities like inventory, payment, user authentication, and recommendation engines, allowing for independent scaling and updates.
- Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, NGINX
Content Management Systems (CMS):
- Objective: Create flexible and scalable content management systems.
- Workflow: Microservices can be employed for modular functionalities like content storage, metadata management, and content delivery.
- Tools: Headless CMS like Strapi, ElasticSearch
IoT Device Management:
- Objective: Manage a network of IoT devices effectively.
- Workflow: Microservices can handle tasks such as device registration, data collection, and command dispatching, thereby making the system more manageable and scalable.
- Tools: MQTT, CoAP, AWS IoT Core
API Gateway and Aggregation:
- Objective: Centralize API requests and distribute them to appropriate services.
- Workflow: An API Gateway microservice receives all API requests and routes them to the appropriate internal services, potentially aggregating results from multiple services.
- Tools: Kong, Zuul, AWS API Gateway