Microservices with Docker on Microsoft Azure™ (includes Content Update Program)

Summary

There are a lot of advantages to a microservices architecture. The autonomy of services that it provides can be worth the cost of segregating the services.

• Each service is simple.

• Services have independent lifecycles.

• Services have independent scaling and performance.

• It is easier to optimally tune the performance of each service.

A microservices architecture does come at a cost and there are a number of challenges and trade-offs that must be considered.

• More services must be deployed and managed.

• Many small repositories must be administered.

• A stronger need exists for sophisticated tooling and dependency management.

• Network latencies are a risk.

Organizations need to consider whether they are ready to adopt this approach ...