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Microservice Architecture

by Irakli Nadareishvili, Ronnie Mitra, Matt McLarty, Mike Amundsen

August 2016

Beginner

146 pages

4h 2m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Who Should Read This BookWhat’s In This BookThe OutlineWhat’s Not In This BookConventions Used in This BookSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
Understanding MicroservicesAdopting Microservices“What are microservices? Don’t I already have them?”“How could this work here?”“How would we deal with all the parts? Who is in charge?”The Microservices WayThe Speed of ChangeThe Safety of ChangeAt ScaleIn HarmonySummary
Microservice Architecture BenefitsDeriving Business ValueDefining a Goal-Oriented, Layered ApproachModularized Microservice ArchitectureCohesive Microservice ArchitectureSystematized Microservice ArchitectureMaturity Model for Microservice Architecture Goals and BenefitsApplying the Goal-Oriented, Layered ApproachSummary
The Systems Approach to MicroservicesServiceSolutionProcess and ToolsOrganizationCultureEmbracing ChangePutting it Together: The Holistic SystemStandardization and CoordinationA Microservices Design ProcessSet Optimization GoalsDevelopment PrinciplesSketch the System DesignImplement, Observe, and AdjustThe Microservices System DesignerSummary
Goals and PrinciplesGoals for the Microservices WayOperating PrinciplesPlatformsShared CapabilitiesLocal CapabilitiesCultureFocus on CommunicationAligning Your TeamsFostering InnovationSummary
Microservice BoundariesMicroservice Boundaries and Domain-Driven DesignBounded ContextSmaller Is BetterUbiquitous LanguageAPI Design for MicroservicesMesssage-OrientedHypermedia-DrivenData and MicroservicesShipping, Inc.Event SourcingSystem Model for Shipping, Inc.CQRSDistributed Transactions and SagasAsynchronous Message-Passing and MicroservicesDealing with DependenciesPragmatic MobilitySummary
Independent DeployabilityMore Servers, More Servers! My Kingdom for a Server!Docker and MicroservicesThe Role of Service DiscoveryThe Need for an API GatewaySecurityTransformation and OrchestrationRoutingMonitoring and AlertingSummary

Solution Architecture GuidanceHow many bug fixes/features should be included in a single release?When do I know our microservice transformation is done?Organizational GuidanceHow do I know if my organization is ready for microservices?Culture GuidanceHow do I introduce change?Can I do microservices in a project-centric culture?Can I do microservices with outsourced workers?Tools and Process GuidanceWhat kinds of tools and technology are required for microservices?What kinds of practices and processes will I need to support microservices?How do I govern a microservice system?Services GuidanceShould all microservices be coded in the same programming language?What do I do about orphaned components?Summary
Microservices 101Best PracticesExample ImplementationsFoundations

Overview

Have you heard about the tremendous success Amazon and Netflix have had by switching to a microservice architecture? Are you wondering how this can benefit your company? Or are you skeptical about how it might work? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, this practical book will benefit you. You'll learn how to take advantage of the microservice architectural style for building systems, and learn from the experiences of others to adopt and execute this approach most successfully.