Tag Archives: Microservices

Challenges & opportunities for cloud-native applications Current technology landscape for cloud-native apps is evolving and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions are constantly changing to meet the demands such architecture. As customers need flexibility and openness in terms of choosing PaaS solution (without any vendor or technology lock-in), a key need is to provide a neutral view in terms of: Which PaaS solution ...

This is the second part of a series of three articles, but I decided to condensate in two to give space to another article. The first part is available on this website at https://www.javaadvent.com/2017/12/microservices-architecture.html. In this part we’re going to develop a Microservice that reads metadata from an image as JSON or XML. I’m using Docker and Java (check part 1 if ...

Developing and running a Microservices Architecture seems to be a must have, now days. Everybody talking about micro services, how to migrate to micro services or what are the best practice to run them. Listening at those who are not using micro services, it seems that it’s a weird world, where everything works magically with no effort for developers or ...

As mobile and data-driven applications increasingly dominate, users are demanding real-time access to everything everywhere. System resilience and responsiveness are no longer “nice to have”; they’re essential business requirements. Businesses increasingly need to trade up from static, centralized architectures in favor of flexible, distributed, and elastic systems. But where to start and which architecture approach to is still a little ...

1. Introduction Microservices was termed by Dr Peter Rodgers in 2005 and was initially known as micro web services. The main principle behind microservices is to break up single large ‘monolithic’ system into multiple independent components/processes. 2. Understanding Microservices Microservices architecture allows decoupled components to be built and deployed independently to integrate into a single larger system. Saying that, it ...

With the rise of microservice architecture in the past couple of years, many developers find themselves wondering if it’s right for them. There are two frequently asked questions I’ve seen concerning microservices: Should I switch to utilizing microservices? When and how should I switch to microservices? Should You Switch? The focal point of whether to change your architecture can often ...

For all the buzz about microservices and API gateways, finding specifics can prove surprisingly difficult. I am reminded of the cartoon by Sidney Harris where the first step of a complex mathematical formula is presented, then a miracle occurs, and the sudden appearance of the glorious solution prompts an observer to comment that perhaps we should be more explicit in ...

In the first part (part I) we introduced a strategy to bring microservices to our architecture without disrupting the current request flows and business value by looking at a concrete example. In the second part, we started looking at accompanying technology that aligns with our architectural strategy and goals. In this third part, we continue the solution from part II ...

Let’s dive right in! In the previous post (part I) we set up the context for this blog. Basically, as we introduce a strategy to bring microservices to our architecture, we cannot and should not disrupt the current request flows. Our “monolith” applications typically provide a lot of value for the business and we must drive down the risk of ...