Microservices from Theory to Practice: Creating Applications in IBM Bluemix Using the Microservices Approach

Motivations for microservices

In this chapter, we introduce the microservices approach and motivations for using microservices in application development. We describe the following topics:

•1.1, “What are microservices” on page 4

•1.2, “Benefits from microservices” on page 6

•1.3, “What to avoid with microservices” on page 10

•1.4, “How is this different than service-oriented architecture?” on page 12

•1.5, “Case studies and most common architectural patterns” on page 14

•1.6, “Example scenarios using microservices” on page 17

1.1 What are microservices ...