Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Mindset for a Microservices Endeavor

Microservices is an architectural style that structures an application into multiple services that encapsulate business capabilities. These microservices are usually much smaller, both in terms of scope and functionality, compared to traditional services. They have logical and physical separation, and they communicate with each other via messages over a network to form an application.

Adopting the microservice architecture is a journey that requires a mindset that can embrace changes in culture, processes, and practices. In essence, organizations need to go through several changes to increase agility and adaptability to achieve their goals and deliver business value.

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